Schism looms, Exeter warns US bishops
Ruth Gledhill

The Bishop of Exeter, Michael Langrish, has delivered an extraordinary speech to Ecusa bishops which makes me believe for the first time that schism might actually be a possibility. Fundamentally, he has told the US bishops that if they consecrate another gay bishop or authorise same-sex relations, the Anglican Communion will break apart, Arcic will be finished and inter-faith dialogue with the Muslims will be at an end.

Two things give this speech added weight. One is that Langrish was speaking at the episcopal retreat of Ecusa's house of bishops in Kanuga as the representative of the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams. So we can assume the views stated here are Dr Williams' own, which rather supports the inferences that many have drawn from his Guardian interview. The other significant fact is that Langrish is one of the bishops invited to the meeting at Lambeth Palace 24 April, discussed here, to discuss the "critical" stage the Anglican is at in the light of the General Convention in June. There are blogs discussing this here, here, here at Titusonenine for a really good discussion and likewise here at Thinking Anglicans for a good debate.

The Bishop of Exeter's address was long and doesn't appear to be online anywhere. It has taken me two days to get hold of it, having heard numerous reports of its significance, but I finally managed to obtain a copy a couple of hours ago. Because it is so late, and I am frankly exhausted, I am just going to post the relevant passages here and let you judge for yourselves. There really is no need on this occasion for me to add any comments of my own. I think you will see that Langrish is capable of speaking for himself.
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