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Article: A Conference of Anglican Leaders Confronts Deeply Divisive Issues; Actions by the U.S. Episcopal Church test the durability of the Anglican Communion.
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- U.S. News & World Report
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- July 23, 2008
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Byline: Jay Tolson
It was not the most joyous of starts for the Lambeth Conference, the once-every-10-year gathering of the bishops of the 77 million-member Anglican Communion in Canterbury, England. Speaking last Sunday at the formal opening ceremony in the city's storied cathedral, the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Rev. Rowan Williams, observed that the global association of Anglican churches, including the Episcopal Church of the United States, faced the most serious challenge of its history.
The absence of roughly one fourth of the Communion's 880 invited bishops underscores his words. It reflects the growing schism between conservative and liberal factions ...
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