From The Living Church-
The Anglican Communion's newest province has condemned General Convention's approval of two resolutions, D025 and C056, regarding human sexuality.
“We are of the view that the passing of these two resolutions, when on a plain and ordinary reading, constitutes an abrogation by TEC of the agreed-to moratorium on the consecration of practicing homosexual clergy as bishops and rites of blessing for same-sex unions,” said a statement by the Standing Committee of the Synod of the Province of the Anglican Church in Southeast Asia.
“This effectively moves TEC irretrievably away from the orthodox position of the rest of the Anglican Communion as a whole on these issues,” the statement said. “This is a negative development. It is also a repudiation of the listening and consultation processes put in place in an attempt to resolve these issues.”
The province encompasses the Diocese of Singapore and three dioceses in Malaysia: Kuching, Sabah, and West Malaysia.
The province was founded in 1996, and the Most Rev. Moses Tay was appointed as its first archbishop. In January 2000, Archbishop Tay joined the Most Rev. Emmanuel Kolini in consecrating the first two bishops of the Anglican Mission in the Americas. The province has since dissolved its ties to AMiA.
The Most Rev. John Chew became the province's third archbishop in 2006. The province has an estimated membership of more than 98,000.
The province’s standing committee added its encouragement to conservatives who remain within the Episcopal Church.
“We also wish to reaffirm those orthodox parishes and dioceses within TEC who have chosen to remain within the existing structures,” they wrote. “We believe that the Anglican Covenant is appropriately inclusive so as to allow for their continued membership within the Anglican Communion. We would like to assure them of our continued support and prayers.”
http://www.livingchurch.org/news/news-updates/2009/7/31/se-asia-conventions-actions-repudiate-listening-process
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