The 2008 Lambeth Conference will craft an Anglican Covenant that will set the boundaries of Anglican Church order and discipline, the Archbishop of Canterbury has stated in his Advent letter to the Primates.<\/p>\n
But these parameters will not include gay bishops or blessings, Dr. Rowan Williams wrote on Dec 14 in a 4500 word theological tome\/political manifesto outlining the ordering of Anglicanism.<\/p>\n
The Advent letter will satisfy neither wing of the Communion, as liberals will be outraged at his rejection of the \u201cprophetic\u201d\u009d gay agenda, while conservatives will take umbrage that while he acknowledges the problems created by the gay agenda, Dr. Williams will not take action to correct it, preaching continued dialogue and conversation.<\/p>\n
Dr. Williams told the primates there was \u201cno consensus\u201d\u009d on the merits of the American Church\u2019s response to the Windsor Report and the Primates\u2019 communiqu\u00c3\u00a9s. The call for clarification had not been met, and had resulted in further questions about the Episcopal Church\u2019s understanding of the nature of the episcopate and its views of its place within the wider catholic church.<\/p>\n