Archbishop of Canterbury accused of creating confusion in the church

The Archbishop of Canterbury has been accused by a senior American bishop of creating confusion and anxiety in the Anglican Communion.
By Jonathan Wynne-Jones
Religious Affairs Correspondent
10 Dec 2008

The Rt Rev John Chane, the Bishop of Washington, has criticised Dr Rowan Williams's handling of the crisis over gay clergy in the Church.

In a letter to his clergy, he claims that the archbishop has encouraged conservatives who are determined to destroy the Anglican Church by listening to their demands for a breakaway province.

Dr Williams last week met with the primates of Nigeria, Uganda, Kenya and Rwanda, who boycotted this summer's Lambeth Conference and instead held their own conference, called Gafcon, which proposed the creation of a rival global network of traditionalists. the rest

Bishop Chane's letter

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