While this does not yet tell us much about the content of the proposed response to the Primates, it tells us a lot about the process. Note the collaboration of the Presiding Bishop with the ACC.<\/i><\/p>\n
In Closed Session, Bishops Perfecting Response to Primates
\nby Steve Waring
\n09\/25\/2007<\/p>\n
Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori and the other members of the joint steering committee of primates and the Anglican Consultative Council (ACC) met late into the night Monday discussing language on the eight or so bullet points which might constitute an acceptable response from Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams and the primates.<\/p>\n
The six-day fall meeting of the House of Bishops, which began Sept. 20 with a two-day visit from Archbishop Williams, concludes today. The bishops are attempting to provide a response to requests made of them by the primates in their Feb. 19 communiqu\u00c3\u00a9 from Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.<\/p>\n
Archbishop Williams left New Orleans Sept. 21 to begin a pastoral visit in Armenia. All of the invited international visitors departed Tuesday morning with the exception of the Rev. Jim Rosenthal, director of communication for the ACC. Deacon Rosenthal said Archbishop Williams has already been briefed by representatives of the joint steering committee on the substance of the joint steering committee report to him.<\/p>\n