• Come out and carry on

    Today has been designated as National Coming Out Day.

    There’s been so much going on recently in the media and social media about gay bishops in the Church of England.

    This seems to me to say it in a more elegant way than all the letters to the press, editorials, blog posts and twitter posts by the score.

    come out and carry on

2 responses to “ACC-19 – The Anglican Consultative Council in Belfast”

  1. Tim Chesterton Avatar

    Thank you for this encouraging account!

  2. Philip Groves Avatar
    Philip Groves

    Kelvin – I recognise everything your write.
    I have not commented on the nonsense of the Nairobi-Cairo Proposals becsue I knew they were written from a deep ignorance of the reality of the Anglican Communion and would be rejected.
    I wish I could have been with you it is so inspiring.
    As ever you write with such beauty about a beautiful mystery. The Anglican Communion is so flawed and imperfect, it has no great internal logic, but it is saved by our God who loves friendship (bonds of affection/konoina/loving your neighbour who can be a ‘Samaritan).

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