Anglican Covenant May Be 10 Years Away

August 1, 2008

After a day of discussion on Aug. 1 concerning the proposed Anglican Covenant, there is widespread support in principle for such an agreement among the bishops attending the Lambeth Conference. It is unlikely that anything would be in place for at least 10 years, however.

During a Lambeth Conference media briefing Friday morning, the Rev. Canon Gregory Cameron, deputy secretary general and director of ecumenical affairs for the Anglican Consultative Council, explained that there is currently no provision to welcome into the covenant a diocese whose province rejects it.

“At the moment we are playing a ball game to win provincial support,” he said, “but provided it is within the constitution and canons of the province, there is no harm in having a diocese declare itself in sympathy with a covenant.” the rest