Post-Convention thoughts, part one

I'm sure over the next few days and weeks and months, a variety of perspectives on the events of the 75th General Convention will appear. I'll try to capture some of the more relevant and interesting commentary for this blog. If you see something I've missed, please let me know.

Bishop Wolf is, I suspect, exhausted from her work on the Special Committee. I doubt that any bishop worked harder in Columbus than Bishop Wolf. When she has a statement, I'll certainly post it here. She is grateful for your prayers and support during General Convention.

• Bishop Tom Shaw of Massachusetts gave a great interview to NECN. Click this link and then "What's next for the Episcopal Church?"
• The Council of Anglican Provinces in Africa has issued a statement, released by ACNS. It reads, in part, "We are, however, saddened that the reports to date of your elections and actions suggest that you are unable to embrace the essential recommendations of the Windsor Report and the 2005 Primates Communiqué necessary for the healing of our divisions. At the same time, we welcome the various expressions of affection for the life and work of the Anglican Communion."
• A number of bishops have issued a "Statement of Conscience" expressing their unhappiness with the moratorium on bishop consecrations. Here's a bit for the flavor: "We intend to challenge the rest of the Episcopal Church and the Anglican Communion to honor the promise to include the voices of gay and lesbian in the conversations about the future of the Communion. We pray for the Church, for our Communion, and for our lesbian and gay brothers and sisters."
• A number of other bishops have issued a statement condemning the Convention for not responding adequately to the requests of the Windsor Report. Again, in our theological smorgasbord, here's a sample: "It is our intention not only to point to the inadequacies of the General Convention’s responses, but to declare to our brothers and sisters in Christ throughout the Communion that we continue as The Episcopal Church in this country who uphold and propagate the historic faith and order we have come to know through the Anglican heritage of apostolic teaching and biblical faith; who desire to be fully a constituent member of the Anglican Communion; and who are ready to embrace and live under the Windsor Report without equivocation."

I'll post more as I continue reading. Please do suggest some, as I can't quite keep up with the entire Internet.