There are at least two kinds of people who hold fast to the rules (as she and others do); one holds to the rules for the sake of maintaining the status quo. The other holds to the rules because they are the community consensus and—while following them—take an active role in shaping the consensus in accords with the Gospel whether it’s status quo or not… I like to think that M and I (and her Grace) fall into the second rather than the first.

Not so easy to do in real life. The reality is ecclesiastical politics heavily impact the possibility of doing mission.

It should be noted that, despite the way Michael of New West has been demonized by the “conservatives,” he was very “conservative” himself in that he denied consent to motions of his diocesan synod on this issue, only granting it the third time it was passed.

And yes–I did find this rather interesting given +Ingham place in the whole situation. If his money is where his mouth is, though, he may be trying to model the reverse of what the Fogey likes to refer to as “tolerant conservatism” and thus “tolerant liberalism”.