The conference was successful in accomplishing the agenda of not talking about the moral and theological vacuum the church has become, [Jeff] Garrety said.
“The archbishop has never spoken out against those married homosexual priests,” he said. “Silence on a subject usually means agreement. And the vast majority of the Anglican Communion believes the opposite of him.”
Rev. Sean Ferrell said from his understanding of what happened, the conference was a success. Ferrell is rector of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church.
The archbishop designed the Lambeth conference’s format in a way to build relationships, Ferrell said.
“He organized it so bishops could engage and talk together and meet together over Bible studies,” he said. “As a result, after spending time together and studying the scriptures together, the bishops didn’t do any fighting.”
The meeting deepened the relationships of the bishops in the Anglican Communion, Ferrell said.
“Now they have a deeper and stronger relationship with bishops in other provinces in the Anglican Communion,” he said. “I find that to be a positive development.”