Archbishop Williams meets with US House of Bishops

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[Anglican Mainstreamm] 19 Sep 2007--Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury, will demand concessions from the bishops of the US Episcopal Church tomorrow at a crisis meeting aimed at staving off the most damaging split in the churchs modern history, over the issue of homosexuality.They will be asked to give guarantees that they will not allow the election of any more openly gay bishops or authorise public blessing services for same-sex couples and will create a structure for separate episcopal oversight for conservative congregations who disagree with the churchs liberal leadership.

The continuing unity of the 77 million-strong worldwide Anglican communion, the worlds third largest Christian denomination, hangs in the balance, not in an ancient cathedral but the incongruous surroundings of a hotel in downtown New Orleans.The archbishop is meeting the US bishops for six hours, tomorrow and Friday, at the citys marble and glass multistorey Intercontinental Hotel, 10 days ahead of a communion-imposed ultimatum, forcing the Americans to row back on their churchs liberal inclusiveness towards gays.