Anglican Journal: Archbishop Williams 'cannot support' interventions or irregular ordinations
Solange De Santis
staff writer
Jan 24, 2008

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, said that he “cannot support or sanction” ordinations of priests or bishops that take place outside a national church’s jurisdiction, but he has “no canonical authority to prevent these things.”

In a Jan. 16 letter to the Canadian primate (national arcbishop), Archbishop Fred Hiltz, Archbishop Williams acknowledged that Canadian church leaders have appealed “to (me) about interventions and irregular ordinations.” the rest