A Church of England Newspaper Article on the recent New York Summit

The Archbishop of Canterbury’s New York summit has collapsed at the eleventh hour, after the US bishops pulled back from an agreement to give alternate pastoral oversight to seven recusant American dioceses. Called by Dr Williams on Aug 18 to seek a way forward through the most recent impasse in the Episcopal Church, sparked by the election of Presiding Bishop Katharine Schori in June, but having its roots in the disputes of doctrine and discipline surrounding the issue of homosexuality, the New York meeting hoped to address “some of the difficult issues facing the Church and to explore possible resolutions.”

Bishops from across the church spectrum were invited by Dr Williams to meet under the leadership of Bishops Peter Lee of Virginia and John Lipscomb of Southwest Florida. Dr Williams further asked ACC secretary general Canon Kenneth Kearon (pictured) to facilitate the meeting.

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