Views on the covenant
With section 4 completed by SCAC, views continue to flow in on the Anglican Covenant.
A sampling:
Bosco Peters: One Anglican Covenant, partly used
Go forward in your time machine to a few years from now and imagine seeing on eBay or Trade Me: “For Sale, one partly used Anglican Covenant – owner hoping to recoup at least some of the significant amount of money and hope invested in it.”
Chris Epting: An Improved Anglican Covenant
While not perfect, this is as good as we’re going to get and I’d like to point out two positive improvements in this draft text. ... I believe some kind of Covenant is necessary in our time.
Graham Kings - 4 key questions are now answered
Meanwhile, the principals have agreed to silence.
Episcopal Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori, who generally supports gay rights in the church, sits on the 15-member Standing Committee, but it is not known whether she supports the statement. A spokeswoman for Jefferts Schori said on Tuesday that "as agreed upon by the Standing Committee, the details of the conversations of the meeting are considered private."
