Readers may recall this General Synod motion, which is being debated next Wednesday. And there is this amendment.
A paper rebutting the claims made about the Anglican Church of Canada, written by Alan Perry has been issued to General Synod members.
That paper can now be read in full here.
Canon Perry, I note, has a law degree and is, I presume, admitted to the bar. Thus he is in an excellent position to refute the lies and half-truths of those who would have the Church of England endorse theft and fraud.
Or is this Master of Laws one of those Welsh (Cardiff Law School) Canon Law degrees Norman Doe is papering the Anglican world with!?
Malcolm,
Canon Perry’s law degree is in canon law (from Cardiff), and he’s one of the Canadian church’s experts on the subject. He is also former prolocutor of the Provincial Synod of the Province of Canada.
Not admitted to the bar, I’m afraid, nor admissible. My law degree is in Canon Law.
An eminent and very thoughtful canon lawyer.
The paper written by The Rev. Canon A. Perry LL M is an excellent rebuttal of the deluge of misinformation that ACNA has circulated with regard to the Anglican Church of Canada. However, I want to comment on one of Canon Perry’s observations when he writes, “It is true that Cyrus Pitman, the current bishop of Eastern Newfoundland and Labrador called his clergy to receive new licenses and take their oaths anew. This unusual action was entirely within his powers as a bishop.” I do not wish to contest the canonical correctness of either Canon Perry’s observation or Bishop Pittman’s… Read more »