Anglicanism in twilight
Canon Dr. Chris Sugden

The tale is simply told, yet sad to relate.

In response to the challenge from The Episcopal Church (TEC) in consecrating as bishop a man in an active homosexual relationship, the Archbishop of Canterbury called three meetings of the Anglican Primates. He affirmed that he was not a pope and could not take these decisions on his own.

Deadline
The Primates commissioned the Windsor Report to ask TEC to comply with the teaching and practice of the Anglican Communion. TEC General Convention responded in June 2006. The Archbishop of Canterbury judged that their response was adequate in the opening presentation to the Dar-es-Salaam Primates’ meeting in February 2007. Most Primates disagreed. After five very uncomfortable days for the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Primates unanimously drafted three questions for TEC to answer by September 30. One Primate has told me personally that the Primates understood that September 30 was a deadline and that The Episcopal Church’s response would be evaluated by their meeting. The Primates’ meeting has been taking responsibility for addressing the crisis. ‘The questions posed to TEC were posed by the Primates together. We expect to evaluate the answers together’, he said. the rest photo