Anglican church leaders to bring in 'relationship counsellors' over sexuality dispute

From the London Telegraph- & BBC

A report backed by the heads of all the Anglican provinces around the world has put forward the innovative proposal as a way to settle the dispute between conservatives, who oppose the ordination of homosexual clergy and the blessing of same-sex unions, and liberals.

The external mediators will try to reconcile differences between the Common Cause Partnership, a group of orthodox Anglicans in America and Canada who want to set up a new province, and the national churches from which they have split.

At the end of a week-long gathering of the leaders of the 38 Anglican provinces in Alexandria, Egypt, known as the Primates Meeting, they said in a joint communique: "We request the Archbishop of Canterbury to initiate a professionally mediated conversation which engages all parties at the earliest opportunity. We commit ourselves to support these processes and to participate as appropriate.

"We earnestly desire reconciliation with these dear sisters and brothers for whom we understand membership of the Anglican Communion is profoundly important.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/religion/4530281/Anglican-church-leaders-to-bring-in-relationship-counsellors-over-sexuality-dispute.html

BBC-

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7873379.stm