Twenty-nine bishops have endorsed affirming their desire to remain part of the Anglican Communion and Episcopal Church while being faithful to the calls for restraint made by the wider church.
Styled as the “Anaheim Statement,” the letter of dissent to the actions of the 76th General Convention pledged the bishops’ fealty to the requests made by the Archbishop of Canterbury, the 2008 Lambeth Conference, the primates’ meetings and ACC-14 to observe a moratoria on same-gender blessings, cross-border interventions and the ordination of gay and lesbian people to the episcopate.
In the hours after its release, the statement drew support from 23 diocesan bishops, four suffragan and assistant bishops, and two retired bishops and included bishops who voted on both sides of D025 and C056—resolutions that rescinded the ban on two of the three Windsor Report moratoria.
The article lists the bishops who signed the statement. Notably absent: Bishops Charles Jenkins and Dabney Smith.
Bad News: The incredible hypocricy of certain bishops acting to GUT B033 and FOR same sex blessings, while at the same time signing this statement claiming that they are in the minority. How are they in the minority when they voted FOR the two resolutions in question?
Good news: These bishops ARE committing themselves to moratoria on consecrating gay bishops and same sex unions. That’s a good thing, whether we admire the rank hypocricy or not. Only time will tell if they had their fingers cross but you (and they) can be assured, we will be watching.