Did Rowan Williams just undermine Lambeth ’98 1:10?

As an occasional contributer to your blog, I have to say that I am heartened that 65-70% of the bishops are attending the Lambeth conference.

It might be possible with this level of support to maintain Anglican comprehensiveness in the face of those who polity looks increasingly atypical of the majority of the episcopate throughout the communion. Clearly, the election of an openly gay man as a bishop, the blessing of same sex relationships in many parts of the communion, the acceptance of civil partnerships in the UK, and the existence of thousands of gay Anglicans throughout the world is not enough to deter attendance for the majority at the conference.

It is also heartening that the conference will only focus on sexuality for one day, and it is unlikely that any resolution will be passed. At last, this will leave space for the bishops to focus on the important issues facing the world in the twenty-first century.

Best wishes.

I agree so let’s focus on the most important bits.

The important bit is what we think of scripture – what place we afford to it in our communion – what we recognise it to be. We have to discern how God wants us to live our lives. If we disregard clear teaching of scripture what are we left with?