The Chicago Consultation issued this statement from its co-convener, Ruth Meyers, in response to the communiqu\u00c3\u00a9 of the Anglican primates on the final day of their meeting in Egypt:<\/p>\n
\u201cChrist calls us to practice both compassion and justice. We reject the false choice suggested by the Primates communiqu\u00c3\u00a9 that God asks Episcopalians to deny either faithful mission with the worldwide Anglican Communion or full inclusion of our gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered sisters and brothers,\u201d\u009d said Meyers, who is professor of liturgics at Seabury-Western Theological Seminary in Evanston, Illinois.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe look toward General Convention 2009, where we will work with a broad coalition of allies to achieve full inclusion of all the baptized in The Episcopal Church and to be a voice of witness with gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered people across the Anglican Communion,\u201d\u009d continued Meyers.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Chicago Consultation believes that the Anglican Communion is, at its best, a manifestation of the body of Christ in which the Holy Spirit blesses members from different cultures and contexts with various gifts. As Christians, we are called to live in communion with one another, but also to embrace all of the Spirit\u2019s gifts\u201d\u201dgraciously and fearlessly.\u201d\u009d<\/p>\n