A Deo et Rege

"We are deputized to follow the Holy Spirit, not the wishes of the folks back home."

Rev. Canon Elizabeth Keaton- ECUSA minister from the Diocese of Newark (source)

After commenting on how local parishes may not favor abortion, this lady made the above quote. I must say that associating the Holy Spirit with abortion rights is a new low and also quite blasphemous. I believe the spirit she’s referring to is the spirit of the age (or far worse).

Sadly, it appears that the Episcopal Church is going to keep its affiliation with the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice, a "religious" abortion advocacy group, as well. If the convention refuses to repeal the executive decision to affiliate with the RCRC, it would make the Episcopal Church de facto pro abortion.

I know, I said I wasn’t going to comment on the decisions of the Episcopalians until after their General Convention, but I think this one is worth mentioning. The Episcopal General Convention has elected elected Katherine Jefforts-Schori as the first female primate of an Anglican Communion province. I did predict this to friends earlier in spite of her lack of experience (e.g. she was never a rector). I didn’t think the current Episcopal Church would ever turn down an opportunity to be the liberal "first" at anything, even if it meant causing chaos in the wider communion, hurting ecumenical efforts, and driving more traditionalists out.

Other sources/reactions:

Anglicans are close to "anarchy" in dispute over female bishop (timesonline)
Diocese of Fort Worth wants "primatial" oversight (titusonenine)- ok, this is a new one, "primatial" oversight.
Forward in Faith Weighs In (titusonine)- for the record, Forward in Faith is the Anglican group that opposes the new Episcopal innovations along Catholic lines. This includes being against the ordination of women.