> Onecannot help but be amuzed by the collection of clowns calling ++Cantuar a false teacher etc. Howmany ofthose who signed the letter complaining about sexuality issues ordain women? I know that the Bishop of Dallas does. Whats more false than that? GDVW+ > Archbishop moves to soothe Primates > > Saturday, 14th December, 2002 > Archbishop moves to soothe Primates > > Rowan Williams has moved to avert a widely predicted schism in the > Anglican Communion by meeting leading Primates and Bishops. On the > second day of his archiepiscopate Dr Williams met the Primates of > Nigeria, South East Asia, Rwanda, Kenya and North India to head off > growing unease with his views on homosexuality. > > He repeated his commitment to the traditionalist Lambeth resolution on > human sexuality, according to sources, and the bishops are said to have > been impressed by his assurances. > > But these Primates have given their staunch support to a new evangelical > statement which attacks changes in Church teaching on marriage. The > statement from a cross-section of evangelicals called on bishops "to > uphold the teaching of the Church, being faithful to the Scriptures and > to such traditional formularies as the Creeds, and to refute > contradictory teaching." > > Signatories to the statement included the Bishop of Carlisle, the Rt Rev > Graham Dow, Canon Professor Oliver O'Donovan from Christ Church, > Oxford, and the Bishop of Dallas, the Rt Rev James Stanton. > Conservatives in America and in the traditional Provinces of Asia and > Africa have been worried by increasing liberalisation in the Anglican > Communion typified by events in New Westminster, Canada, where there > have been moves by the bishop towards blessing same-sex relationships. > > The statement continues: "We cannot accept the prevailing individual > moral autonomy where every self expression is equally acceptable and > valid, and which often positions itself as self evident and above > challenge or testing." > > While the group were keen to stress that they are not lining up against > the new Archbishop of Canterbury, several of those supporting the > statement have publicly criticised Dr Williams in the past. The > Archbishop was handed the statement personally last week and expressed > his concern that it would be viewed as a fresh attack on his authority. > The Rev David Banting, Chairman of Reform and a signatory to the > statement, said: "We have deep concerns about anyone who stands back > from Christian orthodoxy." > > The group has in the past called Dr Williams a "false teacher" and Mr > Banting admitted that there was still much work to be done. > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Tired of spam? Get advanced junk mail protection with MSN 8. > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail > > > -- > To unsubscribe, send ANY message to > <faithandlife-unsubscribe@...> ----------------------------------------- This Advent Season our sponsors are selling goods and services you don't want to miss! Support our sponsors with your purchase by clicking here. http://www.catholic.org/clife/advent/specials.php This email was sent using FREE Catholic Online Webmail. Please tell your family, friends and children about COL Webmail! http://webmail.catholic.org/