He said yesterday that the continuing conflict over Bishop Robinson\u2019s ordination and concerning same-sex relationships could seriously weaken all the churches in the communion, not only those in Africa and other parts of the developing world that view the ordination as a violation of the Gospel but those U.S. churches that supported the New Hampshire ordination.<\/p>\n
\u201cI know there are some clergy who say they don\u2019t care whether the Anglican Communion stays together or not. But they should care,\u201d\u009d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf the Anglican Communion separates, or if the Lambeth Conference [the once-every-10-year gathering of the world\u2019s Anglican bishops, slated for next year] doesn\u2019t happen or happens with a reduced number of bishops,\u201d\u009d he said, there will be \u201ca chasm between the developing world, where Christianity is strong and growing, and us on the Western side. That growing church will be weakened because they will not have access to our strength, and West will be weakened because we will not have the exciting stories of their faith and what God is doing.\u201d\u009d<\/p>\n