Thursday, February 10, 2011

Reform Reports Progress on Panel of Orthodox Bishops


Revd Rod Thomas, chairman of UK Anglican Evangelical network Reform, reports significant progress on the development of a biblically orthodox Society within the Church of England with its own panel of bishops.

In his latest newsletter to the 1600-strong membership including 500 clergy, he reveals that the Reform Council has decided that the new Society announced at the October 2010 conference would not be formed "purely for the purpose of providing episcopal oversight for those who cannot accept women bishops. Not only was it unlikely that the General Synod would respond in a way that would be adequate but the effect might be to marginalise us. We needed to show that we occupied, and argued our case from, the middle ground. However, the development of a broader based Society, able to operate with its own panel of bishops across a range of issues could be a positive development".

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