From a letter to the [London] Times, signed by six English bishops who don’t think that differences of opinion over homosexuality are the most important issues confronting the church:
We do not believe that the different responses of our sister churches to
lesbian and gay people are of such significance that we should break the bonds
of communion.We welcome the positive steps which will now be taken to engage in
dialogue with lesbian and gay people. This call has been repeated by successive
Lambeth conferences and we will do all that we can to facilitate that mutual
listening throughout the Communion. We assure lesbian and gay Christians of our
commitment to the principle of the Lambeth conference that all baptised,
believing and faithful persons, regardless of sexual orientation, are full
members of the Body of Christ.
We remain in full sacramental fellowship with all the
churches of the Anglican Communion, including those of Canada and the US, and we
seek to remain in full communion with all of them. We also clearly state our
continuing solidarity with our sisters and brothers in the global south. In a
world ravaged by the effects of poverty, war and disease our communion must seek
to serve the whole human family.We assure the Archbishop of Canterbury of our support for him in the ministry
with which he has been entrusted and we offer him our love, our fellowship and
prayers.
(Emphasis and extra paragraphing added.)
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