Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Archbishop of Canterbury spotlights challenges, priorities of 'imperfect' communion


From Episcopal Life Online-

Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams has told members of the Church of England's General Synod that while the Anglican Communion may be "imperfect … we unmistakably want to find a way of holding on to what we have and 'intensifying' it."
Williams' message came as part of his February 10 presidential address as the Church of England's main legislative body convened for a five-day meeting at Church House in Westminster, London.

Underscoring "the significance of a climate in which every participant is guaranteed a hearing," Williams opened his address with some reflections about last summer's Lambeth Conference and last week's primates meeting.

He noted that one important thing to emerge from the Lambeth Conference of bishops was "a strong sense of what might be lost if the communion fragmented further or found itself gathering around more than one center."

http://www.episcopalchurch.org/79901_104952_ENG_HTM.htm

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