Archbishop Williams: American Church has 'Pushed the Boundaries'
08/22/2006

The Archbishop of Canterbury is under growing pressure to respond in a meaningful way to dioceses and parishes alienated by recent stands on sexuality enacted by the General Convention. Shortly after announcing a mid-September summit to find a way to resolve the divisions within The Episcopal Church, the Most Rev. Rowan Williams said in an interview with a Dutch newspaper the Anglican Communion is capable of avoiding a future in which lawsuits over property are all-consuming.

“In terms of decision-making, the American Church has pushed the boundaries,” Archbishop Williams told Nederlands Dagblad. “It has made a decision that is not the decision of the wider body of Christ. In terms of the issue under consideration: there are enough Christians of good faith in every denomination – from evangelical to Roman Catholic – to whom it is not quite so self-evident, who are not absolutely sure that we have always read the Bible correctly. They are saying: this is an issue we must talk about. But if we are going to have time to discuss this prayerfully, thoughtfully, we really don’t need people saying: we must change it now. The discussion must not be foreclosed by a radical agenda.”
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