tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20406961.post6705833027829089130..comments2023-06-07T09:13:41.693-05:00Comments on Episcopal Chaplain On the High Ground: Back to St. Andrew's 4Marshall Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02807749717320495495noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20406961.post-23703692756325203952008-05-26T22:28:00.000-05:002008-05-26T22:28:00.000-05:00ms cornelius:(You know, I did know a Miss Corneliu...ms cornelius:<BR/><BR/>(You know, I did know a Miss Cornelius, who was an Episcopalian, after being well trained by St Cecilia; but that was long ago in a galaxy far, far away....)<BR/><BR/>Well, I can appreciate focussing on the elections; and that illustrates just my point. We have concerns that are more present to us than our Anglican difficulties, even for those of us who spend much (perhaps too much) time on them. And, in any case, that doesn't really fall into the "parochial" concerns. Our elections affect all Episcopalians, and quite a few Anglicans outside the U.S.; and they give us an opportunity to express our moral concerns, if in a somewhat different way than in the parish.<BR/><BR/>Your description isn't uncommon, nor entirely inaccurate. It is certainly about power, and about perceptions of authority. However, it's especially about bishops. I'm pretty sure our Anglican siblings in the Global South, at least those in the pew, are also much more concerned about very local interests, just as we are.Marshall Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02807749717320495495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20406961.post-72742890315695246902008-05-26T18:56:00.000-05:002008-05-26T18:56:00.000-05:00It's there if you look for it with no little effor...It's there if you look for it with no little effort. But I admit to being more distracted by the upcoming election for president and for Congress, and I know that I should rectify that.<BR/><BR/>I would like a simple outline of what the Instruments are attempting to do, and confess that I am not just a bit skeptical of them, given actions of +Venables and his ilk.<BR/><BR/>I fear I cynically see this current dispute as the numerically superior yet fundamentalist Church in the Global South versus the economically more powerful (yet radical elements) of the Church in America and Canada, with a soupcon of hubris all around. I may be simplifying, but that's not unusual."Ms. Cornelius"https://www.blogger.com/profile/16970201479637588558noreply@blogger.com