The spiritual Head of the Anglican Communion, Dr Rowan Williams has held a meeting yesterday with Bishop Gene Robinson, from the diocese of New Hampshire – part of the Episcopal Church of the United States of America (ECUSA).
The meeting was described as “friendly but candid”, with the two involved in a discussion focusing on the range of problems that have arisen since Bishop Robinson’s consecration divided the Communion.The meeting was part of Williams' commitment to "listen to the voices of all concerned in the current challenges facing the Anglican Communion", a spokesman said.
Dr Williams, the spiritual guide for the worldwide 77-million member Anglican Communion has been putting much of his efforts into halting the widening divisions in the Church brought about by the issue.
The latest twist in the Communion’s dilemma came after a five-day meeting in Egypt, where leaders made clear that they were commencing the formation of alternative structured in case a partial of full schism takes place.
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, spiritual leader to the worldwide Communion, who has also been highly criticised over the past year for his lenient stance on the matter, had flown to the gathering at the end of last week seeking calm.
