I’ve been reading essays from the Right Rev. Pierre Whalon since before he was consecrated to be the bishop of the Convocation of American Churches in Europe. He makes a lot of sense, avoiding obtuse jargon and by keeping to a middle course. His “A Bishop’s Estimate of the Situation,” published at Anglicans Online doesn’t make me any more optimistic about the state of affairs in the Anglican Communion, but is a better place to review the issues, themes and conflicts than any other I’ve seen.