Thursday, February 05, 2009

Bulletin: Primates support 'pastoral visitors' to assist in healing Anglican divisions

http://www.episcopalchurch.org/79901_104790_ENG_HTM.htm

[Episcopal Life Online] 5 Feb 2009--Anglican leaders meeting in Egypt have affirmed the recommendations of the Windsor Continuation Group and called for the development of a "pastoral council" and the appointment of "pastoral visitors" to assist in healing and reconciliation given the current "situation of tension" in the Anglican Communion.

In a communiqué released on the final day of their February 1-5 meeting in Alexandria, Egypt, the primates are also encouraging all parties in the current controversies to maintain "gracious restraint" with respect to actions that could exacerbate the tensions, such as same-gender blessings, cross-border interventions and the ordination of gay and lesbian people to the episcopate.

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