A special announcement from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of the Anglican Church of Canada.

As we all know, the Anglican Church of Canada is committed to healing and reconciliation with those it wronged 70 years ago. It is now taking the radical step of seeking healing – deep healing in the words of the Primate – for the legacy of lawsuits launched against wayward congregations that had the nerve – the temerity – to defy, yes, I did say defy – the reigning ecclesiarchy to depart our Beloved Church for a competing organisation that made the audacious claim to be Christian. As if our Beloved Church isn’t.

Parishes may obtain a Parish Action Kit that will contain a Ribbon of Reconciliation; as a gesture of good faith, the ribbon will not be rainbow coloured. And even if it is, no-one will be compelled to accept it unless they want to be identified as a recalcitrant non-reconciler and added to a list that will be sent to Justin Welby.

In this way, the work of truth sharing, healing and reconciliation between those whose buildings have been bulldozed and those who did the bulldozing will be consummated in renewed relationships, mutual understanding, respect and love.

Because, in the end, all you need is love.