Anglicans Face Schism Over Gay Debate at Upcoming Summit
The warring factions of the Anglican Communion will come face to face for a summit in Tanzania with the issue of gay clergy set to take centre stage.
February 11, 2007
by Daniel Blake

The warring factions of the Anglican Communion will come face to face for a summit in Tanzania with the issue of gay clergy set to take centre stage.

The summit will open on Wednesday in Dar Es Salaam with a schism being predicted by various media following intense clashing over the past few years between traditionalists in Africa, Asia and Latin America, and liberalising Churches in areas of the West.

During a recent documentary, the spiritual head of the 77-million member worldwide Anglican Communion, Dr Rowan Williams explained that he feared a schism.

The Archbishop of Canterbury said, “I fear schism. Because I am an ordinary sinful human being, I fear the situation is slipping out of my control.” the rest