The Society for the Advancement of Ecclesiological Theology

July 17, 2009 by Gerald Hiestand

Tom Wright on the Anglican Crisis

Tom Wright weighs in on the recent TEC vote to ordain homosexual (both active and non-active) to all orders of ministry. He writes,

In the slow-moving train crash of international Anglicanism, a decision taken in California has finally brought a large coach off the rails altogether. The House of Bishops of the Episcopal Church (TEC) in the United States has voted decisively to allow in principle the appointment, to all orders of ministry, of persons in active same-sex relationships. This marks a clear break with the rest of the Anglican Communion.

I’m an outsider to this whole discussion, so I’ll withhold offering any dogmatic opinions (can opinions be dogmatic?). But I like what Wright has to say in this article, and think the inevitable schism looming against the diverging horizons of the Episcopal Church and the global Anglican communion just needs to finish up and be gotten over with.  From what I can tell, Wright has been a mediating voice between the conservative break-away movements such as GAFCON, and the “slow to force the issue” Archbishop. From the looks of this article, it appears things have reached a tipping point for Wright. I’m glad.

Read the rest of the article here.

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