[Magdalen] Fwd: Full Communion with the USA Methodists?

[Cantor03 at aol.com]

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Re: Full communion TEC and UMC.
 
There was a lengthy article in this week's USA weekly,
The Living Church.  This featured the most up-to-date status of  the
discussions between TEC and the UMC (United Methodist Church)
which shows that there is broad agreement on the Eucharist,
and they are aiming for agreement on what to do with the differing
concept of Orders and the Historic Episcopacy.
 
However, the fly in the ointment is the large Methodist contingent
of Evangelical members, especially in the USA South.  The
many black Methodist congregations tend to be conservative, too.
 
Episcopalians are viewed by these conservative groups as
too liberal on the issues of sexuality, in particular,  and conservatives 
keep throwing up road blocks.
 
Nonetheless, they are still aiming for 2020-2024 for implementation
of full communion between TEC and the UMC.
 
Is it really just a pipe-dream?
 
 
 
 
David S.