[Reuters] 5 Feb 2009--Leaders of the worldwide Anglican Church have called for Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe to resign and for the church to send an envoy to the embattled southern African country to show solidarity with its people.
Citing Mugabe's "total disregard for life ... through systematic kidnap, torture and the killing of Zimbabwean people" the 38 primates -- the heads of each of the church's provinces -- meeting in the Egyptian city of Alexandria said the long-time ruler should resign.
"We therefore call upon President Robert Mugabe to respect the outcome of the elections of 2008 and to step down. We call for the implementation of the rule of law and the restoration of democratic processes," the bishops said in a statement, available Wednesday on the Anglican Communion's website.
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