Deck is stacked against Orthodox Primates in Anglican Communion “Conversation” Task Force

May 13, 2016 by

By David Virtue, VOL:

A task group appointed by the Archbishop of Canterbury to “maintain conversation” among the primates of the Anglican Communion as requested during the gathering of primates at Canterbury Cathedral in January is stacked against any honest “conversation” taking place because the vast majority of those chosen have already determined what direction the Anglican Communion will take. GAFCON primates be damned.

The primates asked the Archbishop of Canterbury to establish the group as part of their commitment to “walk together” despite “deep differences.”

The primates requested the group deal “with the intention of restoration of relationship, the rebuilding of mutual trust, healing the legacy of hurt, recognizing the extent of our commonality and exploring our deep differences, ensuring they are held between us in the love and grace of Christ,” they said in a communique issued at the end of the gathering.

Secretary General of the Anglican Communion, Josiah Idowu-Fearon, confirmed during the recent Anglican Consultative Council meeting in Lusaka, Zambia, that the group had been established. On May 10, the Anglican Communion Office confirmed the membership of the group.

It includes seven primates, a bishop suffragan, a provincial secretary and the former vice chair of the Anglican Consultative Council.

Here is how the members of the Archbishop of Canterbury’s task group break out theologically on the hot button issues of sexuality:

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