Archbishop will not cancel Lambeth Conference

http://www.anglicanjournal.com/100/article/archbishop-will-not-cancel-lambeth-conference/

[Anglican Journal] 18 Apr 2007--Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams considered cancelling the 2008 Lambeth Conference of the world’s Anglican bishops due to the sexuality debates roiling the church, but decided against it.

“Yes, we’ve already been considering that and the answer is no. We’ve been looking at whether the timing is right, but if we wait for the ideal time, we will wait more than just 18 months,” he told the Anglican Journal in an exclusive interview.

Archbishop Williams spoke during a break on April 17 at a day-long retreat for the Anglican Church of Canada’s bishops at the Mount Carmel Spiritual Centre here. On April 18, the bishops move into a business session and on April 19, they will vote in a closed session to choose candidates for the next primate, or national archbishop, of the Canadian church. The primate, who will succeed the retiring Archbishop Andrew Hutchison, will be elected at the church’s General Synod convention in June.