One-sided defence. (Letters).Dear editor, In the article "New West bishop warns off interlopers INTERLOPERS. Persons who interrupt the trade of a company of merchants, by pursuing the same business with them in the same place, without lawful authority. " (April 2003) the bishop of New Westminster New Westminster, city (1991 pop. 43,585), SW British Columbia, Canada, on the Fraser River, part of metropolitan Vancouver. Founded in 1859 as Queensborough, it was the capital of British Columbia until Victoria was made capital after the union of British Columbia cautioned his dissenting parishes that an unauthorized "flying bishop" would change the way the church has operated for centuries but didn't mention that the introduction of same-sex blessings would achieve the same effect. In all fairness to Bishop Ingham, however, his one-sided defence of church tradition in this current situation offers a glimmer of hope to many frustrated frus·trate tr.v. frus·trat·ed, frus·trat·ing, frus·trates 1. a. To prevent from accomplishing a purpose or fulfilling a desire; thwart: Anglicans. An episcopal admonition Any formal verbal statement made during a trial by a judge to advise and caution the jury on their duty as jurors, on the admissibility or nonadmissibility of evidence, or on the purpose for which any evidence admitted may be considered by them. of this sort would have been most appreciated over the past few decades by concerned Anglicans who seemed to stand alone as they challenged such changes as new liturgical practices, female ordination, generic language, etc. that not only did alter Anglicanism as it had been known by its adherents for centuries, but also resulted in the present divisive state of the church. William Holtham Toronto |
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