The Global Anglican Communion and the Apostolic Standard: Why the Foundations Remain Incomplete
By: Archbishop George, First Hierarch of the Orthodox Mission in America The modern Anglican landscape is a complicated and often sorrowful terrain. Many faithful Christians within the Global Anglican Communion sincerely desire to preserve historic Christianity. They speak of orthodoxy, moral fidelity, biblical authority, and the recovery of classical liturgy. In an age of theological collapse across the Western world, these instincts are commendable. Indeed, there are Anglicans, particularly within movements such as the Global Anglican Future Conference (GAFCON) and similar alliances, who have resisted doctrinal innovations with admirable courage. Yet despite these laudable intentions, the Global Anglican Communion, even in its most conservative expressions, still falls short of the apostolic standard preserved within the Orthodox Church. The problem lies not merely in particular doctrines or disciplinary disputes, but in the very foundation upon which Anglicanism rests. When exa...