I am grateful to have been sent an interesting diatribe issued by GRAS - that well known group that exists to whip all of us Anglo-Catholics into line. Apparently:
"About twenty members of GRAS gathered in St
Anne’s Church in Soho for our annual meeting and
conference – “Fifteen years of fudge or folly?” We
began with our annual meeting chaired by Ruth
McCurry, our Chair and she spoke of all GRAS has
done during the last year."
Anne’s Church in Soho for our annual meeting and
conference – “Fifteen years of fudge or folly?” We
began with our annual meeting chaired by Ruth
McCurry, our Chair and she spoke of all GRAS has
done during the last year."
What about the 7000+ members of Forward in Faith do these 20 people think they have the right to pontificate and demand what they think is appropriate provision for them.
These people, although it is unclear as to how many members they represent, seem determined to make sure that there is no continued future for Traditionalists within the Church of England. Instead they wish to see some form of terminal care, as is evidenced by the following extract from this groups latest Newsletter (circulation numbers unknown):
It is one thing to make special arrangements for
those around whom the CofE has changed its
mind; it is quite another to split the CofE into
‘special’ divisions accommodated at all levels,
specifically to foster and accommodate a new
generation of people who wish to make a
conscientious choice from the outset, never to
engage with the mainstream ministry of the
church. No structural provision should be made
for such people, beyond any bishop’s normal
pastoral concern for the variety of individual
feelings and circumstances among serving
clergy. New individuals with conscientious
difficulties over women’s ministry will simply
have to make personal decisions and individual
choices, to find accommodation as best they can
– just as many already have to do over a host of
other current issues, some very uncomfortable,
where people find themselves representative of
a view which is not that sanctioned by the
‘church’ as a whole, and upheld through Synod
and Parliament.
those around whom the CofE has changed its
mind; it is quite another to split the CofE into
‘special’ divisions accommodated at all levels,
specifically to foster and accommodate a new
generation of people who wish to make a
conscientious choice from the outset, never to
engage with the mainstream ministry of the
church. No structural provision should be made
for such people, beyond any bishop’s normal
pastoral concern for the variety of individual
feelings and circumstances among serving
clergy. New individuals with conscientious
difficulties over women’s ministry will simply
have to make personal decisions and individual
choices, to find accommodation as best they can
– just as many already have to do over a host of
other current issues, some very uncomfortable,
where people find themselves representative of
a view which is not that sanctioned by the
‘church’ as a whole, and upheld through Synod
and Parliament.
Those wishing to see the full document should email me on r.northing@btinternet.com
It's a frightening world when fantasy rules and where 20 people may need, as someone has recently opined, to get off the train and get a life. If theological debate is to be prevented and a New Order imposed then surely this is akin to fascism?
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