[The Living Church News Service] 22 Nov 2007-- Bishop Frank Lyons of Bolivia, a guest at the Diocese of Fort Worth’s annual convention, told delegates and visitors that Archbishop Gregory Venables had “received a positive response” from Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams last September when he informed Archbishop Williams that his province would likely extend a formal invitation to Fort Worth and other U.S. dioceses.
In advance of a possible move to affiliate with another Anglican province, the diocese bolstered its current position on women’s ordination during convention, which met Nov. 16-17 in Fort Worth.
In addition to approving changes to its constitution and canons, delegates also approved two resolutions, one welcoming an invitation of temporary affiliation with the Anglican Province of the Southern Cone, and another expressing gratitude to the Archbishop of Canterbury’s Panel of Reference. Last January the panel affirmed continued support within the Anglican Communion for the diocese, the majority of whose leadership believes that God has not called women to the ordained priesthood or episcopacy.
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