Speaking at a conference on the proposed Anglican Covenant, the Rev. Canon Gregory Cameron, deputy secretary general of the Anglican Consultative Council, did not offer hope to those eager for other Anglican provinces to follow the North American churches\u2019 perceived leadership in social justice ministries.<\/p>\n
Canon Cameron was the final keynote speaker at \u201cAn Anglican Covenant: Divisive or Reconciling?\u201d\u009d, a conference held April 10-12 at The General Theological Seminary\u2019s Desmond Tutu Center. He explained that the Archbishop of Canterbury has no juridical authority, and noted that while individual bishops have differing levels of sympathy for full inclusion of homosexual persons, neither intervention nor affirmation can be expected at this summer\u2019s Lambeth Conference.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe must get our ecclesiology right,\u201d\u009d he stressed. \u201cLambeth bishops cannot command and require. They can only commend. Therefore when any of the instruments speak, they don\u2019t speak as law but as advisors. Like the [British] monarchy, they do not rule or govern, but they can be consulted.\u201d\u009d<\/p>\n