[Magdalen] Statement from PB. Curry

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[Episcopal Church Office of Public Affairs press release]
Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop and Primate Michael Curry has issued
a video statement concerning the actions of the Anglican primates at
their meeting in Canterbury, England.
The following is the text of the presiding bishop’s statement:
Before I say a word about our gathering here at the Primates Meeting,
I just want to say a word of thank you to you for all of your prayers:
your prayers for this meeting, your prayers for me personally, both
here and in my earlier sickness. We are well, and God is God, and I
thank you.
Let me say a word about the meeting.
This is not the outcome we expected, and while we are disappointed,
it’s important to remember that the Anglican Communion is really not a
matter of structure and organization. The Anglican Communion is a
network of relationships that have been built on mission partnerships;
relationships that are grounded in a common faith; relationships in
companion diocese relationships; relationships with parish to parish
across the world; relationships that are profoundly committed to
serving and following the way of Jesus of Nazareth by helping the
poorest of the poor, and helping this world to be a place where no
child goes to bed hungry ever. That’s what the Anglican Communion is,
and that Communion continues and moves forward.
This has been a disappointing time for many, and there will be
heartache and pain for many, but it’s important to remember that we
are still part of the Anglican Communion. We are the Episcopal Church,
and we are part of the Jesus Movement, and that Movement goes on, and
our work goes on. And the truth is, it may be part of our vocation to
help the Communion and to help many others to grow in a direction
where we can realize and live the love that God has for all of us, and
we can one day be a Church and a Communion where all of God’s children
are fully welcomed, where this is truly a house of prayer for all
people. And maybe it’s a part of our vocation to help that to happen.
And so we must claim that high calling; claim the high calling of love
and faith; love even for those with whom we disagree, and then
continue, and that we will do, and we will do it together.
We are part of the Jesus Movement, and the cause of God’s love in this
world can never stop and will never be defeated.
God love you. God bless you. And you keep the faith. And we move forward.
The Most Rev. Michael Curry
Presiding Bishop and Primate
The Episcopal Church

On 1/15/16, Cantor03--- via Magdalen <magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:
> I can't get this to come up with his statement.  In a nutshell,  what did
> ++Curry
> say?
>
>
> In a message dated 1/15/2016 11:07:45 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> gracecan at gmail.com writes:
>
> The  Episcopal News Service has posted a video of Curry's response. It is,
> as  usual, wise and  healing.
>
> episcopaldigitalnetwork.com=
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