Anglican Head: US Church has 'Pushed the Boundaries'

The American Church has “pushed the boundaries” in terms of decision-making, stated the spiritual head of the worldwide Anglican Communion in an interview with a Dutch newspaper.

“It has made a decision that is not the decision of the wider body of Christ,” Archbishop Rowan Williams told Nederlands Dagblad.

Anglican dioceses and parishes have been urging Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury, to respond in a meaningful way to ensure no groups are alienated by the stances on homosexuality taken by the Episcopal Church, USA, at their General Convention earlier this summer. As part of his response, Williams recently called for a mid-September meeting with top U.S. Episcopal leaders to find ways to resolve the divisions within the U.S. branch of the Anglican Communion.

“In terms of the issue under consideration, there are enough Christians of good faith in every denomination – from evangelical to Roman Catholic – to whom it is not quite so self-evident ... who are not absolutely sure that we have always read the Bible correctly,” Williams said in his interview last week.