” “"At the end of his opening speech, the Primate Rowan Williams received a completely unexpected ovation, a fair reward for the difficult role he is playing as a mediator". This was answered to SIR by a spokesperson of the Anglican Communion, commenting on who spoke this morning, on the English press, of an increasingly difficult start for the Lambeth Conference, saying that some Anglican Bishops seem to have boycotted, yesterday, the opening religious service to protest against the divisions regarding homosexuality and the ordination of women bishops. "Some Bishops states the Canterbury press office to SIR took Communion at the early morning religious service and they did not repeat it at the most important Mass; others attended the service organised by "Changing Attitude", the movement that promotes the role of homosexual men and women within the Church. There was no boycott whatsoever". The schedule of the Lambeth Conference promises to be very exacting. "During the morning sessions explains the spokesperson , the Bishops will discuss the first draft of the "Anglican Covenant", a body of new rules that is being developed by a commission selected by the Anglican Communion, the "Covenant Design Group" which will finish working in 2009". Homosexuality and the ordination of women bishops will be discussed on Thursday 31st July.
