And it’s all about unity. The emphasis is on unity between Anglicans and Lutherans, a swarming of likeminded lemmings, pooling their suicidal impulses in the hope that the first over the cliff may provide a soft landing for those who follow.
What Hiltz fails to acknowledge in his message is that for all the talk of unity, the Anglican Church of Canada under his leadership has been, along with TEC, the most effective instigator of disunity since the reformation. Millions of Anglicans have broken communion with the ACoC over its determination to remake marriage in the image of the unrestrained impulses of its homosexual clergy.
Conversations, are not going to solve this; only repentance will, but that appears to be an entirely alien concept in Western Anglicanism.
From here:
Hiltz also recounts how blessed the churches were to have guests from the Anglican Communion, the Lutheran World Federation, the World Council of Churches, and their two American sister churches at Joint Assembly.
“They reminded us of the challenge that our relationship holds,” says Hiltz, “and the hope and potential for similar conversations in other churches around the world… in the interest of Christian unity.”
Fred Hiltz – note I do not refer to him as an archbishop – might well glory in what he perceives as unity. That unity might well be but as long as he continues to believe the authority of Scripture is subject to a democratic vote or the whims of so-called bishops such unity is definitely not Christian. He has shown by his actions in supporting what can only be described as legally stealing properties from Christians and supporting apostates such as the retired Michael Ingham and Michael Bird that such unity is definitely NOT Christian. Tragically we continue to witness the allegiance of many Christian denominations changing from allegiance to our Lord to “political correctness” and Fred Hiltz willingly marches with this tune.
There is only one Master, Jesus. There is only one Teacher, Jesus. Clergy and lay people are only followers and students of Jesus. Let us focus on Jesus, not the supporting stars.
It’s funny to watch them trash every element of credibility. You can’t simultaneously create a schism while bleating how much you love unity unless words mean nothing to you but are just sounds to manipulate others.
Ut omnes unum sint already has been spoken for;
by The United Church of (incorporated) Canada.
Alas, they omitted both in Word and consequent deed,
“Sanctify them through Thy Truth: Thy WORD is Truth…that they all may be one” + John 17:17,21.