http://www.christianpost.com/article/20070216/25845_Anglican_Report_Avoids_Schism,_Snubs_Conservatives.htm
[The Christian Post] 16 February 2007--The long-awaited response from U.S. Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori was revealed in a report by the Anglican Communion sub-group, headed by Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams, spiritual leader of the world's 77 million Anglicans. According to the report, the Episcopal Church expressed "regret for straining the bonds of affection in the events surrounding the General Convention of 2003 and the consequences which followed." The 2003 consecration of an openly gay bishop was at the height of the controversy, causing divisions within the Anglican Communion.
It went on to say that the Episcopal Church offers its "sincerest apology" to those offended and "ask[s] forgiveness."
With the impression that the Episcopal Church vows not to repeat the offense, the sub-group stated that the U.S. body's expression of regret is "sufficient" to meet the request of the primates.
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