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Statement from the President of FIF/NA March 15, 2004
Forward in Faith, North America, the oldest orthodox and traditional
organization in the Episcopal Church, offers its support and prayers to
both the bishops who took the pastoral initiative to reach out to
beleaguered members of the church, and to the clergy and people of the
"Ohio cluster." We believe in the necessity of Sunday's action as a
response that provides Godly leadership and hope for members of the
church who remain steadfastly committed to biblical Christianity as
practiced in the vast majority of the Anglican Communion.
We remember with thanksgiving the first provision of emergency pastoral
care when in November of 2000, two Anglican primates and a diocesan
bishop confirmed 85 individuals at the Church of the Good Shepherd in
Rosemont, Pennsylvania. That event and Sunday's event are not to be
viewed as acts of provocation, but as responses to the on-going crisis
of faith and authority that has plagued the church for
decades. Faithful clergy and their people must have apostolic care and
oversight from bishops who are committed to upholding orthodox faith and
practice.
Forward in Faith has chosen to be a partner with the American Anglican
Council (AAC) and a member convocation of the Network of Anglican
Communion Dioceses and Parishes (NACDP) to join with those with which we hold
much in common and with which we view our commitment to the
Church's historic position on Holy Orders as an integral ingredient for
the realignment of orthodox Christianity and the Anglican tradition.
The Rev. Dr. David L. Moyer
President
Forward in Faith North America
