Some "Ancient Customs" are More Important than Others

I can hardly believe it.

As you may know, the worldwide Anglican communion is seriously divided, with African, Asian, and South American leaders standing for biblical orthodoxy, while the U.S. Episcopal church and its Canadian cousin are the liberal "bad seed," and England's Archbishop of Canterbury is trying to hold everyone together.

Conservative Episcopalians have sought relief from their liberal hierarchy by seeking supervision by bishops of the more conservative branches of Anglicanism. Thus, Archbishop Peter Akinola from Nigeria is coming to America to consecrate the new head of Nigeria's North American branch of its Anglican communion in Virginia.

All of this greatly upsets Archbishop Katharine Schori, presiding bishop of the U.S. Episcopal Church. She complains that such a move violates the "ancient customs" of the church.

Hmmm... let's forget the fact that at 400 years old,the Anglican communion is not all that ancient. It seems like Bishop Schori and the U.S. Episcopal leadership has managed to violate a few other "ancient customs" of Anglicans. Consider the following:
*they reject the exclusivity of salvation through Jesus Christ alone
*there is no longer insistence on belief in heaven, hell, the virgin birth, or the bodily resurrection
*the church allows the ordination of women
*the church allows the ordination of homosexuals
*the church undertook the consecration of a homosexual bishop, who is about to marry his male partner
*the church blesses of same sex unions
*the church does not oppose abortion
*there is no upholding of scriptural authority
*there is no discipline of sinning members, even under the communion's own rules

I guess that some ancient traditions are more important not to offend than others.

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