So its no Primates’ Meeting then.
The Secretary General of the Anglican Communion wrote on September 27th: “The Joint Standing Committee of the Anglican Consultative Council are grateful that the Archbishop of Canterbury has indicated that he intends to consult widely with all the Primates and with all members of the Anglican Consultative Council as the Communion discerns the way ahead. We call upon all Christian people to remember the Churches and faithful of the Anglican Communion in their prayers, trusting in the Holy Spirit will guide us into the wholeness of truth and life which is Christ’s will for his Church.”
The Dar-es-Salaam Communique said: “The Primates request that the answer of the House of Bishops is conveyed to the Primates by the Presiding Bishop by 30th September 2007. If the reassurances requested of the House of Bishops cannot in good conscience be given, the relationship between The Episcopal Church and the Anglican Communion as a whole remains damaged at best, and this has consequences for the full participation of the Church in the life of the Communion.”
The Living Church reports that Archbishop Williams has begun telephoning and writing the primates, seeking their views. However, his trip to Armenia and Syria, and the opening of the Church of England’s House of Bishops meeting on Oct. 1, has hindered a speedy response to the New Orleans statement. Read here
AM website notes that the Windsor Report Process, for which the New Orleans meeting was a significant terminus ad quem, was initiated by the Archbishop of Canterbury calling Primates’ Meetings in London 2003, Northern Ireland 2005 and Dar Es Salaam 2007. It would be quite proper to expect that the process would be concluded by a Primates’ Meeting. But this does not seem to be in view.
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