Omnibus.Dear editor, Your excellent April editorial pointed out the major hazards ahead of the Anglican Church of Canada, depending on how the General Synod The General Synod is the title of the governing body of some church organizations. Church of England In the Church of England, General Synod was instituted in 1970 and is the culmination of a process of rediscovering self-government for the Church of England that had deals with the resolution sent on by the Council of General Synod. You spoke the truth when you stated, "To be sure, the language of the resolution masks the storm that preceded it, and give little sense of the dramatic changes the church will face if it passes." In politics this multi-point resolution would be called an omnibus bill a large box in a theater, on a level with the stage and having communication with it. - Thackeray. See also: omnibus , where the list of reasonable points are in fact the sweet coating for the bitter pill to be swallowed. Anyone who has watched what is happening to the Episcopal Church Episcopal Church, Anglican church of the United States. Its separate existence as an American ecclesiastical body with its own episcopate began in 1789. Doctrine and Organization in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and the Church of Englalad knows that approving this divisive resolution is terminal. We in British Columbia British Columbia, province (2001 pop. 3,907,738), 366,255 sq mi (948,600 sq km), including 6,976 sq mi (18,068 sq km) of water surface, W Canada. Geography are used to seeing lemmings do their annual suicidal dash to shore, but never thought we would see the Anglican Church of Canada perform a death wish. May God help us. Tom Mason. Surrey, B.C. |
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