There is no advance text of a final statement of the Global Anglican Future Conference (GAFCON), nor prepared plans for future organization and action. And there won’t be one until the 1,200 bishops, priests and laity meeting in Jerusalem June 22 ”“ 29 has had a chance to seek God’s guidance and contribute their thoughts to the Statement Committee.
“The final statement is going to emerge as the work of all the participants of GAFCON,” said Archbishop Benjamin Nzimbi of the Anglican Church of Kenya and chair of the Statement Committee.
It appears the GAFCON attendees have become pilgrims in a bit of theopolitical spin. Fair enough, but it is well to remember that Canterbury is also the destination of one of the world’s great pilgrimages and the Lambeth attendees will share the title if they think they need it to justify their mission.