Archbishop's Summer Plans May Preclude Meeting With Bishops
04/03/2007

Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams’ withdrawal from the international Anglican scene this summer presents a smaller window of opportunity for him to accept the invitation from the House of Bishops to meet before the primates’ Sept. 30 deadline to respond to the Dar es Salaam communiqué.

Archbishop Williams will take a two-month study leave in June and July, and will be on vacation in August. A spokesman for Lambeth Palace told The Living Church the three-month break for the archbishop has been listed in his calendar for several months. He added that Archbishop Williams intends to write a book during his leave.

In a March 21 interview, Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori said that while she and Archbishop Williams were together during the February primates meeting, she had invited him to visit the United States this year. She said he declined the invitation at that time, citing the press of other business and a full calendar. She added that she hoped he would reconsider the invitation in light of the House of Bishops’ formal request for a meeting. the rest

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