Church Times: Primates issue challenge to US

SPECULATION about the long-term future of Anglicanism persists this week, despite apparent agreement among the Primates at the end of their five-day meeting in Tanzania.

Liberals find themselves under the greatest pressure from the Primates, as expressed in a final communiqué, issued late on Monday. The outcome has been described as a short-term compromise, which participants on both sides acknowledged to have been hard won.

In its aftermath, the Canadian Primate, the Most Revd Andrew Hutchison, has called on the Church of England and others to be more honest about the informal blessing of same-sex couples which takes place in their provinces. Read more