What is Via Media Dallas position on the consecration of Bishop Robinson?
Like Via Media USA, Via Media Dallas has taken no position on his ordination. We have members who believe the consecration was positive and some who believe it was not. Our focus is on preserving the unity of the church while accepting these disagreements on this and other issues. At our diocesan convention in October, 2004, affiliation with the Network of Anglican Communion Dioceses and Parishes (NACDP, informally called the “Network”) was approved. How will the Diocese of Dallas’s affiliation with the Network affect individual parishes and missions? It remains unclear as to how the Network intends to operate or the financial implications of this affiliation. As yet our bishop has not declared whether he would allow non-Network bishops to provide pastoral care to non-Network parishes, nor do we know if our bishop would allow a non-Network priest to be called as rector of a parish in Dallas. We must be watchful of future developments in the Network and our bishop’s statements on these
