tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3931579729864611467.post4422258882610157241..comments2023-10-31T05:37:16.659-07:00Comments on A Guy in the Pew: Ruth Gledhill Profiles Archbishop Peter Akinola of NigeriaChuck Blanchardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01417638725063186710noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3931579729864611467.post-22849790092958523962007-07-10T11:04:00.000-07:002007-07-10T11:04:00.000-07:00Kate:Thank you for your kind words. Let's hope tha...Kate:<BR/><BR/>Thank you for your kind words. Let's hope that the vital center of the Anglican Communion can hold it together long enought to create the inclusive church that we both hope for!Chuck Blanchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01417638725063186710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3931579729864611467.post-65152908471677620782007-07-09T13:13:00.000-07:002007-07-09T13:13:00.000-07:00How good to read a balanced analysis of this on-go...How good to read a balanced analysis of this on-going and divisive struggle within Anglicanism.<BR/>I too am a member of a different and autonomous communion - Church of Ireland. We were, I think, the first after New Zealand to ordain women. We have remained united and (I hope) acted as a bridge across sectarian divides throughout 30 years of terrorism. We have accepted Civil Partnerships as a step forward in the search of homosexual men and women for recognition that they too, along with, I think the vast majority of human beings, seek faithful and stable partners in the journey through life.<BR/><BR/>From this perspective, the bitter and absolutist wrangling evidenced on Ruth Gledhill's blog has been a revelation; an emotional and intellectual 'shock'. My experience in Ireland is of an Anglicanism of 'dappled things', often strange and eccentric individuals BUT above all, content as a Communion in the inclusive and gentle teachings of Christ.<BR/><BR/>I wish the Episcopalian Communion strength and unity and enduring trust in the Jesus who taught us to love our neighbours as ourselves.<BR/><BR/>With regards<BR/>KateAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com