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Agree to disagree.


Dear editor,

Re: Inaction "exacerbates" church crisis (December, 2005), the "inaction" or the "slow and inadequate response" of those charged with implementing the recommendations of the Windsor Report is not what "exacerbates" the church crisis. It is rather the constant attempts of some Anglican provinces to force the Canadian and American churches to renounce actions taken in total conformity with their canons and without violating any binding agreements, undertakings or commitments made to other provinces--with our resignation from the Communion as the suggested alternative.

Archbishops Peter Carnley The Most Reverend Dr Peter Carnley AO (1937-) was the Archbishop of Perth, Australia from 1981 to 2005 and was Primate of the Anglican Church of Australia from 2000 until July 2005.  and Rowan Williams The current Anglicanism Collaboration of the Month is
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 were quite right to point out that they could not intervene. I would suggest that no province, nor even the Archbishop of Canterbury The Archbishop of Canterbury is the main leader of the Church of England and by convention is also recognised as head of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The current archbishop is Rowan Williams. , has the right to declare any other province out of communion with Canterbury. It may only declare itself and its declaration is not binding on the other party or any other province. Hopefully, whatever chaos may follow will be temporary, since the lines of communication "Lines of Communication" is an episode from the fourth season of the science-fiction television series Babylon 5. Synopsis
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 will remain open and the "exacerbation" may be eventually healed. Meanwhile, we Canadians and Americans must continue to regard ourselves as in communion with all Anglican provinces and agree to disagree Agree to disagree or "agreeing to disagree" describes or refers to a situation where two or more people or groups of people resolve conflict by reaching an agreement whereby both sides tolerate but do not accept the views, opinions or position of the other side.  until we can reconcile our views to the greatest degree possible for us. We can then decide if we must leave the Anglican Communion.

Robert T. Coolidge

Westmount, Que.
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Title Annotation:LETTERS
Author:Coolidge, Robert T.
Publication:Anglican Journal
Article Type:Letter to the Editor
Date:Feb 1, 2006
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