Statement of the Sudanese Bishops to the Lambeth Conference

http://www.anglican-mainstream.net/2008/07/22/statement-of-the-sudanese-bishops-to-the-lambeth-conference/

[Anglican Mainstream] 22 Jul 2008--We reject homosexual practice as contrary to biblical teaching and can accept no place for it within ECS. We strongly oppose developments within the Anglican Church in the USA and Canada in consecrating a practicing homosexual as bishop and in approving a rite for the blessing of same-sex relationships. This has not only caused deep divisions within the Anglican Communion but it has seriously harmed the Church’s witness in Africa and elsewhere, opening the church to ridicule and damaging its credibility in a multi-religious environment.

Out of love for our brothers and sisters in Christ, we appeal to the Anglican Church in the USA and Canada, to demonstrate real commitment to the requests arising from the Windsor process. In particular:-

• To refrain from ordaining practicing homosexuals as bishops or priests-
• To refrain from approving rites of blessing for same-sex relationships-
• To cease court actions with immediate effect;-
• To comply with Resolution 1:10 of the 1998 Lambeth Conference-
• To respect the authority of the Bible

We believe that such steps are essential for bridging the divisions which have opened up within the Communion.