ENS: Conservative Anglicans meeting in Jerusalem struggle to find a united voice

By Matthew Davies
June 24, 2008

[Episcopal News Service] The diversity of opinions expressed by some of the 1,000 participants attending the Global Anglican Future Conference (GAFCON) reveals that the current divide in the Anglican Communion is more than simply a conflict between liberals and conservatives.

The language adopted in a 94-page document, "The Way, The Truth, The Life," released on June 19, appears to indicate that the GAFCON leadership had already made up its mind that division was inevitable. The document, however, was drafted by a small number of GAFCON leaders. Other participants at the June 22-29 summit in Jerusalem are "at different points in the journey," Archbishop Henry Orombi of Uganda told ENS. the rest