Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury and spiritual leader of the Anglican Communion, does not approve of anti-gay leaders’ plan to shift the church’s power to Africa. Said Williams: “A Primates Council which consists of only a self-selected group…will not pass the test of legitimacy for all in the Communion. Any claim to be free to operate across provincial boundaries is fraught with difficulties, both theological and practical.” [NY Blade] ...

Virulent homophobe and Nigerian Anglican leader Peter Akinola addressed the Global Anglican Future Conference in Jerusalem and used his speech to “denounce” Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams, the spiritual leader of the Anglican Communion whom Akinola claims is too lenient on the gays. [This Day] ...

For a century the Lambeth Conference has been one of the events keeping intact this largest Protestant church grouping in the world. Now, for the first time, and just when the Anglican Communion is most at risk of disintegration, almost a third of the bishops invited to attend have decided to boycott the meeting. It is a blow to the Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams who wants to use the conference to heal the rift over sexuality which has driven the Communion to the brink of a permanent split. The 250 bishops who have said they will stay ...

row with the Archbishop of Canterbury over homosexual clergy. A series of leading traditionalists have told the breakaway Global Anglican Future Conference (Gafcon) in Jerusalem that the worldwide Communion has been "broken" by liberals in America who consecrated the first openly gay bishop in 2003. They have criticised Dr Rowan Williams for failing to take decisive action against those who have ignored church rules which state that homosexuality goes against Scripture and that same-sex unions cannot be blessed. But despite the schism, the hardliners appear reluctant to sever their links completely with Canterbury. Instead they are set to ...

Primate of Nigeria vows to rescue Anglican church from crisis over sexualityPrimate of Nigeria vows to rescue Anglican church from crisis over sexuality to rescue the worldwide church from its crisis over sexuality. 22 Jun 08: There are fears of a schism within the Church after three bishops announced they will boycott an Anglican summit, the Lambeth conference. ; http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1488655367/bctid1620684361 http://www.brightcove.com/channel.jsp?channel=1139053637 In a rallying cry to the hundreds of traditionalists who have gathered in Jerusalem for a critical summit, the Primate of Nigeria, Archbishop Peter Akinola, said many in the Communion were "apostates" who ...

Source: BBC News , Telegraph (London) , Ekklesia Conservative Anglican leaders have opened talks in Jerusalem on the future of the Church by criticizing its leader, the Archbishop of Canterbury, BBC News reports. The Archbishops of Nigeria and Uganda attacked his failure to discipline the US Episcopal Church for consecrating an openly gay bishop in 2003. At a press conference Sunday, the two archbishops also attempted to downplay or even justify anti-gay violence in their countries. About 300 bishops are meeting to discuss the future of the worldwide Anglican Communion, amid fears of a split. Many...(read more) ...