Communion ‘Deeply Divided’ But No Schism, Archbishop Williams Says

February 5, 2009
The Living Church

There is no “schism” in the Anglican Communion, Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams declared today at the close of the meeting of primates of the Anglican Communion in Alexandria, Egypt. The archbishop did acknowledge there was “deep division” within the Communion, but “what that will mean, we don’t know.”

Speaking as “presider of the primates’ meeting,” Archbishop Williams said the way forward for the Communion was to adhere to the Windsor process and work toward an Anglican Covenant. “Unless the covenant is robust and accepted,” he said, “the federal model is on the horizon” for the Anglican Communion.

While the Sudan, Zimbabwe, global warming, Gaza, and international finance were addressed by the primates during their four-day meeting in closed sessions, the principal topic of conversation was “ecclesiology,” Archbishop Williams said. the rest

Anglican Journal:No consensus on separate North American Anglican province
The primates (national archbishops) of the Anglican Communion ended their Feb. 1 to 5 meeting with no consensus on how to deal with a coalition of Anglicans who have left their churches in North America because of differences over such issues as sexuality and want to be recognized as a separate province.

Added: Church Times: Primates agree: hold the moratoriums while we talk further