The Rt Rev Donald Harvey, retired Bishop of Eastern Newfoundland and Labrador, has been moderator of the Anglican Network in Canada since its inception in 2004.  He has spoken repeatedly and forcefully against the approval of same-sex blessings in the Anglican Church of Canada and has traveled back and forth across the country to support and encourage traditional orthodox Anglicans.  As a tireless advocate for historic Anglicanism, he has made at least one powerful enemy: Rt Rev Michael Ingham, Bishop of New Westminster.

Bp Ingham is said to have initiated some sort of official action against Bp Harvey within the past month or so.  The exact nature of the action is unclear because, in the tradition of newsless Anglican “news” services, neither the Diocese of New Westminster nor the Anglican Church of Canada has breathed a word about it.  Searches of both websites turned up no information on the charges.  Likewise, the Anglican Journal has posted nothing.

So, why is Bp Ingham ticked off at Bp Harvey?  Maximum Mike hasn’t specifically said, but a recent news report is highly suggestive.  (The report didn’t come from Anglican Journal, New West Diocese, or the ACC, but from that upstart news agency, the much-feared and reviled Anglican Planet.)

At a meeting of the House of Bishops last December, Bp Ingham objected to Bp Harvey's entering his domain turf stomping grounds diocese without approval.

Michael Ingham of New Westminster complained that retired bishop, Don Harvey, had recently entered his diocese to attend three Essentials functions without informing him or asking his permission. (It was learned later that Harvey had informed him in the past but had never heard back from Ingham, so he didn’t bother this time.)

At last month’s meeting of the Anglican Communion Network, moderator Bob Duncan, Episcopal Bishop of Pittsburgh, made the first (as far as I know) public mention of Bp Ingham’s hissy fit action.

Canadian Network Moderator, Bp. Don Harvey, has been informed in recent days that he is will [sic] face charges of "invasion," charges brought by none-other than Michael Ingham, the bishop who can be credited with the actual "launch" of the Canadian prologue to the full-blown Anglican crisis brought about by the consecration of the Bishop of New Hampshire.

“Invasion”?  Sounds like Bp Harvey came against New West with missiles and Katyusha rockets.

And now the August newsletter of Anglican Essentials Canada includes this plea.

Please pray for our AEC and its two bodies Federation and Network:

*    For the Chairs of both: George Sinclair and John Paul Westin and their respective councils and the AEC Board

*    For our Moderator of our Anglican Network in Canada, Bishop Don Harvey. It is has recently been brought to light that Bishop Michael Ingham is bringing action against Bishop Harvey for his ministering to the biblically orthodox congregations in the Diocese of New Westminster, particularly the congregation from Christ Church, Hope, B.C., who were essentially forced out of their building after their rector was similarly dismissed last January, after their vote to affiliate with the Anglican Network in Canada. Please pray.

Those pieces indicate that Bp Ingham got a bee in his bonnet when Bp Harvey failed to give advance notice of entering the diocese to comfort and counsel a congregation whose rector Ingham had shoved out—even though Ingham had ignored several previous advance notices.  That Michael Ingham sure has the heart of a pastor.

via Binks.

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