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Presiding Bishop's statement at the conclusion of the 2008 Lambeth Conference

From George Bedell • Gainesville, Florida, Aug 07, 2008 Just having read your statement at the end of Lambeth, I was reminded of how glad I am that you're our PB.

Presiding Bishop's statement at the conclusion of the 2008 Lambeth Conference

From Dennis Costa • Jersey City, New Jersey, Aug 07, 2008 Thank you for your thoughtful insights into the Lambeth Conference. Often the news media is interested in the conflict rather than the process you pointed out our communion is going through--"the birth pangs."  Thanks again.

Presiding Bishop's statement at the conclusion of the 2008 Lambeth Conference

From The Rev. William R. Blott • Dunnville, Ontario, Canada, Aug 07, 2008 I think we are, indeed, at the beginning of something new; something the Anglican Communion by its open, network nature is better able to respond to than most other Christian bodies. I think this "new" thing involves the working out of issues raised at the Renaissance-Reformation, issues involving the nature of the Bible and what it means to be Christian and to engage in Christian worship. I believe this is a vocation we are called to by God.

Presiding Bishop's statement at the conclusion of the 2008 Lambeth Conference

From Stanley A. Leavy, MD • Hamden, Connecticut, Aug 07, 2008 OK for the good will and ambitious hopes, but what about the elephant in the parlor? Do we keep our liberty in the ordination of priests and bishops,and the blessing of gay and lesbian  communicants? Or do we politely, cautiously, go along with our archbishop and hold a "moratorium"- which means denying full Christian equality to people who love members of their own sex? If this sounds blunt, I mean it to be so. There is no "middle way" between right and wrong.

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