Apparently, the ACoC\u2019s impending change to the marriage canon is causing \u201ca bit of anxiety.\u201d<\/p>\n
Fred Hiltz visited Justin Welby recently to talk about the proposed marriage canon changes; and reconciliation \u2013 an odd juxtaposition since adoption of the former will eliminate the possibility of the latter. Funnily enough, during his last visit, Hiltz cautioned Welby<\/a> about recognising ACNA; we wouldn’t want to overdo the reconciliation charade, would we.<\/p>\n From here<\/a>:<\/p>\n \u201cThe archbishop was interested in where we are with the marriage canon matter, and in the interests of transparency I took a copy of the resolution from General Synod, the resolution from Council of General Synod giving the commission a mandate,\u201d said Hiltz, who met with Welby on Dec. 17. \u201cI gave him an update in terms of where the commission was at this particular moment, and that was as much as I could do. I think he appreciated that.\u201d The commission is looking at a proposed change to Canon XXI to allow for same-sex marriage. Apparently, the ACoC\u2019s impending change to the marriage canon is causing \u201ca bit of anxiety.\u201d Fred Hiltz visited Justin Welby recently to talk about the proposed marriage canon changes; and reconciliation \u2013 an odd juxtaposition since adoption of the former … Continue reading
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\nHiltz also met with officers at the Anglican Communion Office and at Lambeth Palace, and noted that the question of the marriage canon came up more than once. \u201cThere\u2019s a bit of anxiety in the Communion about what might happen here and the fallout that might come from that.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"