Human sexuality was the first order of business at the 2009 Primates\u2019 Meeting at the Helnan Palestine Hotel in Alexandria, Egypt. The primates devoted their first business session to discussions over the effects the disputes over sexual ethics had had on the life and mission of the church.<\/p>\n
Following prayers and Bible study, the Primates began work at 11:00 with five presentations from the Primates of Canada, the United States, Uganda, South Africa and Burma. The Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams had asked each to address the question \u201cWhat impact has the current situation had on your Province\u2019s mission priorities?\u201d\u009d<\/p>\n
This had elicited a \u201cvery interesting discussion\u201d\u009d the primates\u2019 spokesman Archbishop Philip Aspinall of Australia told reporters, noting there had been a \u201chuge diversity\u201d\u009d of responses. However, primates questioned by ReligiousIntelligence.com reported that there appeared to be little shifting of views as the discussions were predominantly restatements of opinion, rather than a conversation. While there had been \u201cmuch talk\u201d\u009d there seemed to have been \u201clittle listening,\u201d\u009d one primate observed.<\/p>\n