Having issued statements on the ongoing genocide in Sudan and the ongoing discussions on human sexuality in the Anglican Communion, it was not genocide but sexuality that was the focus of the Sudanese primate’s briefing to the media.<\/p>\n
In the press conference on Tuesday afternoon, the Primate of the Sudan (the Most Rev. Dr. Daniel Deng Bul) called for the resignation of the Bishop of New Hampshire, declaring in the statement released ahead of the press conference that he had come to the Lambeth Conference \u201cto take the necessary steps to safeguard the precious unity of the Church.\u201d\u009d<\/p>\n
When asked about ministering to the gays and lesbians in his province, the archbishop declared that he did not think there were any homosexuals in the Sudan as \u201cnone had come forward.\u201d\u009d And when queried about his position on the ordination of women to the priesthood and episcopate said he \u201cbelieved in women priests and bishops because they were human\u201d\u009d \u201d\u201c leaving listeners to wonder if the inference was that homosexuals were not.<\/p>\n