Fred Hiltz has apologised, Linda Nicholls has apologised, Justin Welby has apologised, and the Pope has apologised. Now some people are saying Queen Elizabeth should apologise for abuse that took place in the Canadian Residential schools. I expect God is next on the apology list.
I don’t doubt that there was abuse in these schools, nor do I doubt that there was some good in the system. I also don’t doubt that the hell in which most clergy have ceased to believe is considerably less pleasant than the “hell” Justin Welby says existed in the schools.
What I do doubt is the sincerity of all the apologisers: it is too easy to be sorry for the sins of one’s ancestors. I’d take the handwringing of Linda Nicholls, for example, more seriously if, as CEO of the ACoC industry, she accepted responsibility for the numerous current sex scandals in her organisation and resigned. Although, come to think of it, I suppose the ACoC is one massive sex-scandal and is celebrated as such, so how could she resign.
One final thought: I have an uneasy feeling that what is underneath the abject wailing of Welby et al is a deep-seated disbelief in the worth of his own cultural inheritance; of Christendom. And, perhaps, even of Christianity.
From here:
Residential school survivors, Indigenous leaders say Queen should apologize next
Métis leader says she’ll bring up an apology when she meets with Prince Charles and Camilla this week.Now that residential school survivors have an initial apology from Pope Francis for the conduct of some Catholics at the facilities, president of the Métis National Council Cassidy Caron says the Queen should be the next to apologize.
Following a suggestion from a Métis residential school survivor, Caron is calling on Queen Elizabeth II, as Canada’s head of state and leader of the Anglican Church, to apologize for the operation of residential schools and pay reparations to survivors.
“There’s so much healing that is needed,” Caron said.
Caron said she plans to deliver that message when she meets Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, at Rideau Hall this week during their Canadian tour.
Mary Simon, Canada’s first Indigenous Governor General, called the visit a chance to “showcase the evolution of our country, our diverse and inclusive society, as well as the resilience of Indigenous communities.”
Many First Nations signed treaties with the Crown that made promises — such as pledges to share resources — that the Crown later violated.
If the ministers of the Crown advised the Crown badly, that’s their responsibility.
That has to cover the Cameron-May/EU post Election same sex marriage surprise when HM was on record, 2011, supportive of the Evangelicals in CoE who opposed it; and, no less important, the British public who in a majority poll also was against it.
Lambeth, it’s your move.
HM is beyond reproach personally, of course; but she couldn’t do anything within the constitution to stop that wickedness from going through. The Tories were just trying to stay in power, which needed the LibDem votes. They had no more thought for the public interest than they had when they pushed for Brexit to placate their right wing.
I wrote personally to HM begging her to oppose the same-sex so called marriage business. I said that if ever there was a moment for a constitutional crisis, this was it.
Brexit was/is the Constitutional and traditional England’s “No!” to the Cultural Marxism of Brussels, with Mrs. May, Home Secretary, Minister at large. Historically, the North of England, at the golden glimmerings of its dawn, was the first to vox it, to the incredulous, rejectionist consternation of London, some of the South, and the Brussels Broadcasting Corporation.
Under TRC Directive no. 58, any apology to the Survivors of the Residential Schools
is to cover “the church’s role in spiritual, cultural, emotional, physical, and sexual abuse”: problematic re. sexual abuse when RC -a house S.J. divided, UCC, ACC and PCC (another ‘apology’ springing from their bottomless well of sexual iniquity today) being either a house fallen, or falling, as to whether or not homosexual sin constitutes sin.
Only if perpetrated against children? And then, only if one is caught.
Consenting adults, not a problem; hierarchy included.
We should apologize to those we have sinned against. We should ask them to forgive us. But should we apologize on behalf of somebody’s sins?
June 10 (1925) 2022
The PCC Fake 2022 Assembly by Zoom having apologized to:
1) the initial and real disturber of Israel re. former Minister at Lachine, Presbytery of
Montreal,1996-2005, now Summerlea/Lachine UCC 2005 et seq., his parents, his
‘partner’, the Congregations by the former PCC Moderator of Tyndale College (!);
2) the Residential Schools survivors while dispensing with The Great Commission
of Jesus Christ + Matthew 28:18-20 for Native “spirituality”, as the ACC is doing;
3) under the auspices of the activist ‘Rainbow Communion’, to the LGBTQI people;
(‘peoplekind?) with NO mention of Jesus Christ, “God” this and that, past
and present and future with ‘doctrinal’ thought/action police set up to go ad fin.;
the vulture$ ‘Commi$$ion on A$$ets’ inclusive of Assembly Council/Rosedale now will swoop in to help themselves to everything with a useful guide for Congregations seeking to amalgamate or be dissolved.
Assembly Council (denied formation at 1991 GA in Barrie), activist ‘Rainbow Communion’, Anon Letter of July 2014 initiated by Minister et al. found vs. re. Canadian HRC, all ultra vires by PCC doctrine and polity; and Canadian Human Rights Law.
Congregations do not submit to this attempted coup; Protest at next GA with
Claim of Right as took place on this historic date in 1925 at Knox Church, Spadina Avenue, Toronto.
+The LORD Jesus Christ, King and Head of His Church be with you.