Episcopalian plan stays consecrations

http://www.washtimes.com/national/20050316-114424-2305r.htm
 
ECUSA COVENANT ACCELERATES DESTRUCTION OF ORTHODOX
One year moratorium on consecrations is no long term solution
By David Virtue

 
"The Episcopal Church House of Bishops delayed an inevitable split between itself and the wider Anglican Communion this week by declaring a one-year moratorium on approving new bishops - straight or gay - in an effort to stave off its own banishment from the Anglican Communion."
 
"The nation's Episcopal bishops declared in a hurriedly put together "Covenant" that this was being done as an "extraordinary action" to ease tensions in the worldwide Anglican Communion over the ordination of gay bishops."

"But a source told VirtueOnline that Presiding Bishop Frank Griswold totally undercut the "covenant" by saying that, "Of course, everyone will have to follow their own conscience regarding it."

"There you have it, another form of local option."

"The bishops who met in Camp Allen this week made a unilateral statement without reciprocity saying they would leave the decision of whether to allow such blessings to the bishop of each diocese."

"The status quo, therefore, is maintained. Every diocesan bishop will do that which is right in his/her own eyes."

"To say they would perform no consecrations is right up there with the suffragan bishop of Olympia, Bavi Edna Rivera, the first Hispanic woman bishop, who said she would never sign a marriage license until she can sign it for gays and lesbians."

"So the largely revisionist HOB after 14 hours of deliberations said they would withhold consents to any person, gay or not, elected bishop between now and the church's next General Convention in mid-2006."

FULL STORY at http://www.virtueonline.org/portal/modules/news/article.php?storyid=2222
 
Clash Over Gay Episcopal Bishops Delays New Ordinations
 
http://www.virtueonline.org/portal/modules/news/article.php?storyid=2219
 
U.S. Church Moves To Avoid Splits
 
"The US Anglican Church says it will not appoint new bishops or bless same-sex relationships for at least one year."
 
FULL STORY at http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4356989.stm
 
Liberals Delay Appointing New Bishops
 
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml;sessionid=2T5IGRSZW0CH1QFIQMFCNAGAVCBQYJVC?xml=/news/2005/03/17/nbish17.xml&sSheet=/news/2005/03/17/ixhome.html