I haven’t posted anything about the recent Primate’s meeting because the web has been awash with news. But increasingly, the volume of news is becoming confusing and there is a shocking lack of truth telling in some quarters.
So the teacher in me has come out: please read the primary sources. Read them and read them again, and form your own response. And then, read whatever else you like. Critique the critics. Be wary of people are too happy with the communique and who seem not to hear the people screaming in pain all around.
Primary sources: Primates’ Communique and Draft Covenant
Addendum– this reflection, from +Katherine Jefferts Schori is worth reading too.
It’s for real now. I’ve just burned palms for ashes for the first time. This being Dunoon, I used a midge candle. The prescient midges gathered this morning by the tree and danced in welcome.
This morning was filled with a productive meeting in Glasgow, followed by lunch with a friend. Mancini’s was utterly charming. Two chefs, two waiters, and us.
wonderful exchange 