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Press statements from Presiding Bishop Frank Griswold and Archbishop Drexel Gomez

Press statements from Presiding Bishop Frank Griswold and Archbishop Drexel Gomez

I'd certainly like to underscore the Archbishop's point about it being a difficult but truthful meeting. I think one thing that became very clear early on is that we seek to embody and proclaim the Gospel in very different contexts and what may, in fact, be good news to a majority in one province may, in fact, be bad news somewhere else in the world.

17 October 2003

Statement from the Primates of Nigeria, Southeast Asia and Rwanda

Statement from the Primates of Nigeria, Southeast Asia and Rwanda

We are so grateful to God for hearing the prayers and cries of his praying people to preserve both the truth and the unity of the Anglican Communion.

17 October 2003

What happened at the Primates Meeting? A guide for our ecumenical partners

What happened at the Primates Meeting? A guide for our ecumenical partners

These developments included the election of a priest in a committed same sex relationship as a bishop, and the authorisation by one diocese in Canada of a public Rite of Blessing for Same Sex Unions.

17 October 2003

Archbishop of Canterbury's statement at the final press conference of the Primates' Meeting

Archbishop of Canterbury's statement at the final press conference of the Primates' Meeting

Good evening everyone. Thank you very much for joining us. I hope you've had a chance, at least, to glance at the statement which has been produced by our meeting which has, in fact, been unanimously agreed by the meeting of the primates.

16 October 2003

A Statement by the Primates of the Anglican Communion meeting in Lambeth Palace

A Statement by the Primates of the Anglican Communion meeting in Lambeth Palace

The Primates of the Anglican Communion and the Moderators of the United Churches, meeting together at Lambeth Palace on the 15th and 16th October, 2003, wish to express our gratitude to the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, for calling us together in response to recent events.

16 October 2003

Just War Revisited - Archbishop's Lecture to the Royal Institute for International Affairs

Just War Revisited - Archbishop's Lecture to the Royal Institute for International Affairs

In October 2002, George Weigel of the Ethics and Public Policy Center in Washington DC, a prominent Roman Catholic scholar and commentator, delivered a lecture on 'Moral Clarity in a Time of War' (published by the Center as a pamphlet in 2003). This was a response to various statements from religious leaders in the run-up to the conflict in Iraq.

15 October 2003

Primates of the Anglican Communion arrive at Lambeth Palace

Primates of the Anglican Communion arrive at Lambeth Palace

Primates of the Anglican Communion arrive at Lambeth Palace

15 October 2003

Anglicans call for inclusive church and a new call to mission

Anglicans call for inclusive church and a new call to mission

Never before have the terms liberal and conservative, orthodox and progressive, right wing and left wing, been so prevalent throughout the Anglican Communion.

13 October 2003

Anglican Communion Office responds to "leaked" document

Anglican Communion Office responds to "leaked" document

The Anglican Communion Office can confirm that Dr Zahl was briefly handed two documents in error at the recent meeting of the Inter-Anglican Theological Doctrinal Commission in Virginia Theological Seminary at the beginning of September.

07 October 2003

Archbishop of Canterbury awards Lambeth Degrees

Archbishop of Canterbury awards Lambeth Degrees

The Lambeth Degree is a real academic award. The candidates are exempt from both residential and examination requirements and the special awards are made on merit in recognition of recipients' contribution to religious, academic and public life.

06 October 2003