There are indeed all sorts of folks out there who are more than willing to cut the pie into various segments. Sometimes the cutters are well intentioned; sometimes the cutters are just greedy bastard children of the Church who wish merely to feather their own nests or get to wear even bigger crowns.
For me, I've always taken the words of Christ to be the yardstick: "By their works shall you know them."
If they are people who are loving both of God and their fellowmen, then I'm happy to share a meal and some prayers with them and will gladly join them in charitable works. But if they are cool towards me because I'm not "in the fold", then I shy away because it seems that the jurisdictional doo-doo is taking precedence over the love and good-works.
Blessings to ALL God's Children (even the non-canonicals and non-officials).
