The Anglican Communion is like a “slow moving train wreck”, according to a senior Church of England bishop who has given an extraordinary insight into the crisis that is engulfing the Church.
The Rt Rev Tom Wright, the Bishop of Durham, has revealed that there is deep unease over the future of the communion and an atmosphere of mutual suspicion among bishops.
His comments come as about 650 bishops meet at the once-a-decade Lambeth conference in Canterbury, with continuing division over the issue of homosexuality.
Bishop Wright, a senior figure in the Church hierarchy, expressed concern that the summit was lacking direction and admitted that the Anglican Church was in a mess. “All sorts of forces have built up over the years in the communion through misunderstanding and people doing things differently without really consulting,” he said.
This goes to show that although Bishop Wright was and maybe is still hopeful that something constructive could come of Lambeth and/or a convanent, he is not hopelessly naive as some on this site have continually accused him of being. Hopefully Bishop Wright can yet persuade Archbishop Williams to bring the hammer down if Lambeth prooves the still divisive intentions of Americans?
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