Open letter to Anglican Province of Churches in South East Asia (APSEA)

Open letter to Anglican Province of Churches in South East Asia (APSEA) This is a very important message to the APSEA and beyond for the better tomorrow. It is important that the faith and order must be synchronised with the secular matters of the church for God’s glory I had submitted motions of good intention and in good faith to the mother church All Saints’ Cathedral, Kota Kinabalu Sabah in the Anglican Diocese of Sabah (ADOS) in 2014, 2015 and all the motions properly filed were rejected for the reason of jurisdiction. Jurisdication is according to the Oxford Dictionary - administration of justice; legal authority; right to exercise this; extent of this. If it is administration of justice, all levels with the church hierarchy should pay attention to this especially for God’s order. If it is legal authority, I do not know where in APSEA there is a legal authority when APSEA had been self-declared as “non legal entity” as the case was prematurely withdrawn from the Civil Court at the highest level at the Federal Court. If APSEA has accepted it legal status at the Appeal Court level, then has the Archbishop of APSEA complied with the decisions thereof? If APSEA has not accepted its legal status as per Appeal Court, then ADOS at the lower level of APSEA is also a non legal entity. In this case, ADOS, synod of ADOS, Diocesan Standing Committee are all illegal and non legal entity to exercise jurisdiction over All Saints’ Cathedral as the mother church with its inherent power to exercise its role in the administration of justice as unfettered by illegal structures above it. We know ASC (1911) and ADOS (1962) are creatures before Malaysia and before the Society Act, 1966, hence we have the concession and privilege of the colonial era. But APSEA (1996) comes after 1963, and how is this power structure be accepted except by the similar concession as extended. So by this extention, the power of APSEA with its own Provincial Constitution is laid out. Yet it is still a non legal entity as far as APSEA vis-a-vis the Anglican churches are concerned as the Civil Court cannot “change” its vested interests. Whether I am right or wrong with this understanding, it is open to learned views. My humble motions as submitted but rejected mean there is no jurisdiction even within the APSEA to do anything if mother church is disabled as I can see it that the “rottenness” already identified would be perpetuated within. If we want to review our physical structure known as Diocese which simply means a certain area for administrative purpose, it is strictly a non legal entity. Malaysia has no legal power but the Government of Malaysia has power as a legal entity. Biblically according to Malachi, Diocese is not store house as it is not a church but money/donation/tithes going into the churches in the Diocese is “siphoned off” by what is known as Diocesan Assessment a substantial “robbery” especially in the context of ADOS where accounts 2006-2012 were “manipulated” for frauds. If we really need a Bishop, then he must be attached to the mother church. So we need to do likewise to make ADOS legalised and that legal matters is actuated by the Bishop of Sabah (Registered Trustee). But since 1962, the role and responsibility of the Bishop of Sabah (Registered Trustee) has not been applied properly as scenarios of illegality have surfaced in deliberations and proceedings of two civil court cases with much research. The established principles of trusteeship and beneficiaries have been simply ignored and abused, hence my motions were trying to restore such grievous anomalies. We have to thank God that two “inevitable” but now considered “desirable” civil courts cases had highlighted such weaknesses for decades in our church. So such weaknesses must be corrected immediately to avoid any further challenge legal or otherwise. How could the Archbishop and Bishop of Sabah not recognise the respective Constitutions and do the right things to bring glory to God for a long time despite the latest rulings from the Appeal Court? So hopefully, my motions to ASC as rejected for lack of jurisdiction would enlightened everyone of our weaknesses with this OPEN message. Joshua Y. C. Kong Servant of God. 22 March, 2015 P/s - can still restore my 4 motions for ASC AGM 2015