Global Commission Backs Canterbury

From The Living Church-

The Inter-Anglican Standing Commission on Unity Faith and Order in its maiden communiqué has joined has joined the Archbishop of Canterbury in asking that the Episcopal Church show restraint in considering the election of the Rev. Canon Mary Glasspool as a suffragan bishop for the Diocese of Los Angeles.

The commission met Dec. 1-8 in Canterbury, England.

In a communiqué issued Dec. 8, the commission quoted the Archbishop of Canterbury’s remarks that “ ‘the bishops of the Communion have collectively acknowledged that a period of gracious restraint in respect of actions which are contrary to the mind of the Communion is necessary if our bonds of mutual affection are to hold.’ The Commission expressed the fervent hope that ‘gracious restraint’ would be exercised by The Episcopal Church in this instance.”

The commission, established by the Lambeth Conference, the Primates’ Meeting, and the Anglican Consultative Council, consists of 22 members from across the world.


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