[Magdalen] +++Welby addressing the ACC

Eleanor Braun eleanor.braun at gmail.com
Fri Apr 8 23:22:28 UTC 2016


And speaking of Archbishop Welby, the BBC has just reported that his father
was not who he thought he was:

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-36002621?SThisFB%3FSThisFB

Eleanor

On Fri, Apr 8, 2016 at 2:49 PM, Roger Stokes <roger.stokes65 at btinternet.com>
wrote:

>
> http://www.anglicannews.org/multimedia/archbishop-welby-briefs-acc-on-primates-meeting.aspx
>
> I am listening to this at the moment and I commend it to you.  At 30
> minutes it's not a quick listen   A couple of snippets, he welcomed
> everybody, and then stressed he meant all present.  I took that to to be
> directed particularly at TEC.  He also talks a lot about the need to remain
> in relationship and when there are differences of view to try to discern
> the way forward together.  He also pointed out that the Primates did not
> call for the suspension or expulsion of any Church, and that they did not
> have authority to require that.  He also spoke of the need to have a
> process of how to deal with cases of unilateral action so it could be used
> if any other Church decided to act unilaterally.
>
> There was also another dig at Churches which are very hierarchical in
> their structures giving too much authority of clergy, and especially
> bishops, uver the laity.
>
> The short message is that +++Justin is not about to call for TEC to be
> booted.
>
> Roger
>


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