Religion Roundup
Anglican Head Laments Bishop Boycott of Lambeth Conference
Associated Press
July 18, 2008
CANTERBURY, England - The leader of the world's Anglicans says he feels "great grief" that more than 200 bishops are boycotting the Anglican Communion's once-a-decade Lambeth Conference.
Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams expressed respect for the decision of church leaders who stayed away, but said their absence should not stop participants from trying to repair fractured relations, according to a paper that was released containing highlights of his private talk.
The worldwide Anglican Communion began splintering in 2003 when the Episcopal Church -- the Anglican body in the United States -- consecrated the openly gay Bishop Gene Robinson of New Hampshire.
Last month, Anglican traditionalists who are frustrated with Williams' leadership formed a new network within the communion that challenges his authority, while stopping short of schism.
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