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, one of the scholars who recently left Wycliffe Hall, Oxford, in controversial circumstances, has written of the recent statement by The House of Bishops of The Episcopal Church (USA), which they call 鈥淎 Response to Questions and Concerns Raised by our Anglican Communion Partners鈥�. A metaphor-rich money quote:

The sad fact is that, on any careful objective reading of the HoB statement, the glass is nowhere near either 鈥榟alf full鈥� or 鈥榟alf empty鈥�. It may appear to be so on first examination but in fact once one has removed the froth there is little nourishing left in the glass. To change the metaphor, what is being offered here are essentially the same TEC sweets the Communion has been offered over recent years only now in a more attractive wrapping and with a stronger sugar coating. It is becoming increasingly clear that the American church has already walked too far apart from the Communion and too much of it sincerely believes that it has walked that way led by the Spirit. As a result, despite much prayer and great effort by many, what has been offered by its bishops to the Communion is 鈥榯oo little, too late鈥�.