Monday, August 04, 2008

Rowan Williams 'has failed,' says Uganda

http://www.religiousintelligence.com/news/?NewsID=2413

[Religious Intelligence] 4 Aug 2008--While a blow up is not expected on the final day of the July 16 to Aug 3 gathering of bishops in Canterbury, the prospects for a united Anglican Communion appear less likely now than at the start of the conference. “This has so far been a wasted opportunity,” one senior Church of England bishop told ReligiousIntelligence.com, while the Church of Ireland’s Bishop Harold Miller of Down and Dromore said, “our situation is that we either face the storm here, addressing the difficulties in the next two days or find the storm ahead when we have returned home. I don't think the difficulties will go away.”

The majority of bishops questioned by ReligiousIntelligence.com have lauded Dr Williams’ personal integrity and have awarded him high marks for his retreat lectures. However they have questioned the wisdom of his decision to focus on “process” rather than “substance” at the 14th Lambeth Conference.

“I hoped we would be able to talk about the very serious things” at Lambeth, Bishop Gregory Venables of Argentina said. “We tried to but were unable to.”

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