tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5222318303736141895.post6605688379689324730..comments2023-08-05T05:23:45.628-07:00Comments on Soundings: Bishops' Statement on the Polity of the Episcopal ChurchDale Matsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12975212053636312471noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5222318303736141895.post-19193629611281139932009-05-02T12:56:00.000-07:002009-05-02T12:56:00.000-07:00Although I believe this document was intended prim...Although I believe this document was intended primarily to provide an individual diocese with the option to sign onto the Anglican Covenant even if TEC as a province did not, the secondary gain is that it strengthens the hand of the DSJ in making a case that it had an autonomous and voluntary relationship with TEC. This means also that General Convention is a creation of the collective Dioceses not visa versa. The case that TEC is making is that it is a hierarchical organization and the ACI/Bishop's statement is saying that TEC is not hierarchical. This is huge in terms of who owns the property.Dale Matsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12975212053636312471noreply@blogger.com