Anglicans Committed to Unity of Communion

(04 Aug 08 - RV) The Lambeth Conference of Anglican bishops from around the world ended at the weekend with a renewed commitment to safeguard and strengthen the unity of the worldwide communion. The Anglican Communion has been threatened by several issues, including the moral status of homosexuality and homosexual activity, the possibility of women’s’ ordination and the proposal of formal structures for the 38 independent provinces and churches. Despite a number of traditionalist bishops staying away from the two and a half week conference in Canterbury, Archbishop Rowan Williams announced at a final press conference that the 670 participants had shown a strong desire to preserve the unity of the Communion…