on Friday, 14 September 2007 at 8.00 am by Simon Sarmiento
categorised as Anglican Communion
Former primate of Canada Michael Peers has written “An Amplification of the Brooks Document” supplementing the earlier article Who has the power? by Robert Brooks.
Archbishop Peers shares his personal observations leading up to the first primates meeting in 1978 and subsequent early parameters. He comments “Archbishop Donald Coggan, in presiding over the first meeting, made it clear that the meeting was not going to become a resolution-producing body… Even Archbishop George Carey… resisted any attempt to introduce the proposing of motions. Such a change would overstep the mandate agreed upon from the first meeting.” Hmm. Seems to me that some souls are unhappy that they can’t stop some flocks leaping out of their stalls and escaping tyranny, vilification and repression. It’s starting to look… Read more »
Kennedy
16 years ago
It will be interesting to see how the ACC satisfies the need to demonstrate public benefit to the Charity Commission in order to retain its charitable status when its status is reviewed.
The page you link to, Kennedy, notes the advancement of religion as a recognized charitable purpose, so I would expect that the public benefit provided by the ACC would be more or less the same as any other group that is dedicated to the advancement of religion.
The Taleban are promoting the advancement of religion.
Sorry, couldn’t resist the chance for a joke, which should also remind us of a blind spot. An assumption that a church is good in and of itself simply if it quotes holy texts and has a lot of holy priests who agree they are holy.
Archbishop Peers shares his personal observations leading up to the first primates meeting in 1978 and subsequent early parameters. He comments “Archbishop Donald Coggan, in presiding over the first meeting, made it clear that the meeting was not going to become a resolution-producing body… Even Archbishop George Carey… resisted any attempt to introduce the proposing of motions. Such a change would overstep the mandate agreed upon from the first meeting.” Hmm. Seems to me that some souls are unhappy that they can’t stop some flocks leaping out of their stalls and escaping tyranny, vilification and repression. It’s starting to look… Read more »
It will be interesting to see how the ACC satisfies the need to demonstrate public benefit to the Charity Commission in order to retain its charitable status when its status is reviewed.
See http://www.charity-commission.gov.uk/enhancingcharities/pbconsult.asp#C5
Kennedy
+Michael Peers confirmed me and ordained me successively deacon and priest.
Today, I am especially proud of that connection I have with this man.
The page you link to, Kennedy, notes the advancement of religion as a recognized charitable purpose, so I would expect that the public benefit provided by the ACC would be more or less the same as any other group that is dedicated to the advancement of religion.
Jon
Jon
The Taleban are promoting the advancement of religion.
Sorry, couldn’t resist the chance for a joke, which should also remind us of a blind spot. An assumption that a church is good in and of itself simply if it quotes holy texts and has a lot of holy priests who agree they are holy.