As Bishop Griswold has indicated, our Anglican faith has historically held elements of Catholic and Protestant tradition, in a dynamic tension, emphasizing less the importance of holding correct propositional statements and more the importance of worshiping the Lord in an inclusive community using the comandments of Jesus to love God entirely and our neighbor as ourself as the model for our spiritual journey.

The Archbishop Emeritus of Southern Africa, the Most Revd Desmond Tutu argues, “Anglicans must keep in mind that the chief characteristic of Anglicanism is that it is all inclusive...” “It is especially important for Anglicans to promote this because the world finds it impossible to deal with diversity.” “We all disagree on many things, but those that I disagree with are still my brothers, are still my sisters. That is the gift that Anglicans should be giving to the world.”

Father David Moyer, President of Forward in Faith North America said in late January of 2004: "You well know that Forward In Faith (and its previous identities as ECM and ESA) has consistently stated that the "ordination" of women to the priesthood (and the subsequent "ordination" of women to the episcopat) was a gross violation of and departure from Biblical teaching, Apostolic Order, and Catholic Truth."

Being Anglo-Catholic is not incompatible with women priests. St Lukes in New York has demonstrated that one can be Anglo-Catholic and at the same time approve of women priests; they say on their web site:

"The parish was one of the first in the United States to embrace the Anglo-Catholic revival in the mid-nineteenth century. This commitment to Catholic liturgy, rooted in strong congregational participation, has been continuous for over 150 years. Several parishioners helped shape both the 1979 Book of Common Prayer and the 1982 Hymnal, and women clergy have had a central role in the leadership of the parish since ordination in the Episcopal Church was first opened to women in 1976. The parish continues to deepen and enhance the best traditions of Anglo-Catholic worship and witness in a time of uncertainty and change."

Father Moyer speaks of "Catholic Truth" as if there were a "Catholic Truth" and a "Protestant Truth." Truth is one; it is a unity. Either something is true or it is false. It was that very dispute that originally led to the Elizabethan Compromise.

If ordination of women to the priesthood constitutes a gross violation of and departure from Biblical teaching, Apostolic Order, and Catholic Truth then why did Forward in Faith North America elect to join the Network of Anglican Communion Dioceses and Parishes, which has five convocations, the non-geographic one called Forward in Faith. The other four convocations will accept women priests which are, a gross violation of and departure from Biblical teaching, Apostolic Order, and Catholic Truth as seen by Father Moyer.

Father Moyer speaks of a "...gross violation of and departure from Biblical teaching..." but his Biblically literalistic organization is at best ambiguous when it comes to the question of divorce, one of the founders of Forward in Faith (in a previous identity), Bishop Wantland, being a divorced and remaried individual.

Order in an historic Anglican context includes adherence to ordination promises, respect for geographical jurisdictions, canon law, and the defense of the doctrine, discipline, and worship of the church.