Episcopal church leader calls Anglican censure ‘fair’ Adelle M. Banks Follow @AMBankstw | February 8, 2016 | 9 Comments Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Michael Curry, speaking to reporters at a news conference at the National Press Club, said the Anglican Communion’s recent censure of his denomination was a “very specific, almost surgical approach” to their disagreements over LGBT issues. Religion News Service photo by Jerome Socolovsky WASHINGTON (RNS) Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Michael Curry is describing the recent censure of his church over allowing clergy to perform same-sex marriages as a “fair” move by the wider Anglican Communion. Anglican primates voted last month in Canterbury, England, to remove the Episcopal Church from votes on doctrine and to ban it from representing the communion in ambassadorial relationships for three years. In an appearance at the National Press Club on Monday (Feb. 8), Curry said the decision was a “very specific, almost surgical approach” that allowed both sides to express their differences and yet find a way to remain together. “There was clarity on our part, both about who we are as a church and about our love and commitment to the communion and there was clarity on their part that they disagreed with us,” he said. “But they didn’t vote us off the island.” The presiding bishop said he could understand why the majority of Anglican leaders voted for the censure. “Because we differ on the core doctrine, it would not be seen as appropriate for us to represent the Anglican Communion in ecumenical, interfaith leadership,” he said. “That’s fair.” Click here for the rest of the article: http://www.religionnews.com/2016/02/08/episcopal-church-leader-calls-anglican-censure-fair/
“Because we differ on the core doctrine, it would not be seen as appropriate for us to representthe Anglican Communion in ecumenical, interfaith leadership,” he said. “That’s fair.” A fair assessment of events and their outcomes by the PB. I wish that all TEC sympathizers were honest enough to acknowledge this part.