Where the responsibility for schism lies
Posted on June 22, 2008
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Dr Peter Jensen addresses British press reports that claimed GAFCON leaders were planning “schism” –
“What the Americans did in 2003 and what the Canadians did was to rip the Communion. If we’re talking about schism and the breakup of the communion – that’s where it starts and that is where the responsibility is. What GAFCON is doing is saying that given that new state of affairs, how now can we live together and how can we sustain the highest level of communion and work well together. My way of putting it is to say that the British Empire has now ceased to be and the British commonwealth of nations has come into existence or the nuclear family has turned into an extended family. This is the new reality. I don’t hear GAFCON saying or GAFCON being a further cause for schism. …”
– from Archbishop Peter Jensen’s remarks to the press – via the GAFCON website. You can listen to the 4 minute excerpt in this 3.6 MB mp3 file (direct link). (Photo: GAFCON.)
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