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...robes of red, white and black gave a superficial impression of unity, as did the compromise measures they had enacted. "Some thought this conference was impossible. Reason and experience suggested we would fall apart. But by keeping our eyes on the Lord, we have not sunk," said a relieved Archbishop of Canterbury Robert Runcie, the Anglicans' spiritual leader...
Though the latest Lambeth Conference (named after the Archbishop's palace in London) did not sink, there is rough water ahead for the Anglican Communion, with its 60 million believers. Vast cultural differences are straining the customary tolerance within this family of 27 self-governing branches, which span 164 countries. One sign of this diversity was the simultaneous translation of Lambeth sessions into French, Spanish, Japanese and Swahili. Among the current areas of conflict: doctrine, liturgy, ecumenical relations, abortion, divorce, polygamy, homosexuality and violent revolution...
...head of the Church of England, Archbishop of Canterbury Robert Runcie, affirmed his theological acceptance of women priests but opposed the legislation because of the lack of consensus. The bill passed by only 58%, whereas two-thirds of bishops, clergy and laity (voting separately) will be required for final approval in 1992 or 1993. The bickering over women will find an even more prominent forum next week when bishops of the Episcopal Church, the Church of England and all other branches of Anglicanism gather in England for their once-a-decade Lambeth Conference...
...more than 6,000 worshipers in attendance, the ceremony in an Alpine meadow near the Swiss hamlet of Econe was deeply moving. To the Vatican, it was anathema. By consecrating four bishops against Rome's wishes, traditionalist Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre, 82, opened the first schism in the Roman Catholic Church in eight decades. The result: instant excommunication for Lefebvre and his new prelates...
...agreement worked out last month seemed to herald a reconciliation, but it collapsed three weeks ago. By going ahead with the ceremony, Lefebvre sought to perpetuate his 100,000-member renegade movement, since his newly consecrated bishops can in turn ordain their own priests. Dismissing his excommunication, the Archbishop declared, "I am a bishop of the Catholic Church who will continue to spread the faith...