Anglican Head to Appoint Advisory Team for Crisis over Gays
The spiritual head of the worldwide Anglican Communion, Dr Rowan Williams is set to appoint a team of advisors to aid him in the resolution of the homosexuality crisis engulfing the Church.
Posted: Tuesday, May 9 , 2006

The spiritual head of the worldwide Anglican Communion, Dr Rowan Williams is set to appoint a team of advisors to aid him in the resolution of the homosexuality crisis engulfing the Church.

Although the four people have not been identified yet, it is generally believed that the four will include the Primate of Wales, Archbishop Barry Morgan, who is a known liberalist within the Church, as well as the Primate of Central Africa, Archbishop Bernard Malango, who is more traditional in his Biblical views.

The group has been established to play a vital role after June’s General Convention of the Episcopal Church of the USA (ECUSA). The group could be influential in whether the worldwide structure of the Anglican Communion can stay as it is, or whether it will split.

The Communion has avoided the divisive matter for the moment after the Diocese of California decided against electing a gay bishop at the weekend. But next month looks to bring the debate to the forefront once again as the ECUSA looks to find a solution to the controversy. story