Lambeth rocked as Archbishop calls on Robinson to resign

Chris Smith, the Archbishop of Canterbury’s aide de camp met with Archbishop John Chew of Southeast Asia and Presiding Bishop Mouneer Anis of Jerusalem and the Middle East —- leaders of center right Communion Partners group, and Presiding Bishop Gregory Venables of the Southern Cone —- a member of the more traditionalist Gafcon primates’ council.

The Bishop of Durham and other English bishops met with the primates to formalize a way forward for the conservative amidst the chaos of the Anglican Communion the unfolding train wreck of the Lambeth Conference. The two conservative factions are at odds with the best way of responding to the crisis of doctrine and discipline within the Anglican Communion. The Gafcon wing, led by the Churches of Nigeria and Uganda and comprise over 60 percent of the Communion’s members, are seeking to reform the Anglican Communion, lessening the authority of the Archbishop of Canterbury and the existing power structures.

Posted on 07/23 Lambeth Conference 2008 • Print version
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