Anglicans Move Separate Ways Ahead of Major Meeting

http://www.christianpost.com/article/20080204/31075_Anglicans_Move_Separate_Ways_Ahead_of_Major_Meeting.htm

[The Christian Post] 5 Feb 2008--The Episcopal Church's leader expressed confidence on Sunday that they will not be the only one standing up in support of gay clergy at an upcoming global conference.

"Many more [bishops] than you might expect are sympathetic," Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori said at the conclusion of a five-day tour honoring Chicago's new Episcopal bishop, according to The Chicago Tribune. "They are not, however, the loudest voices."

Jefferts Schori and Jeffrey Lee, the new Chicago bishop, are among several U.S. bishops who will be attending the Lambeth Conference in July. The meeting brings together leaders from the worldwide Anglican Communion every 10 years.

But this year's gathering comes in the midst of talks of schism and conservative bishops are opposing the invitation of U.S. bishops who supported the 2003 consecration of an openly gay bishop.