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| UK bishop 'will boycott Lambeth' | UK bishop 'will boycott Lambeth' |
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| A leading Church of England bishop will boycott the Lambeth Conference in protest at the presence of pro-gay bishops, it has been reported. | A leading Church of England bishop will boycott the Lambeth Conference in protest at the presence of pro-gay bishops, it has been reported. |
| According to the Sunday Telegraph, the Bishop of Rochester, the Rt Rev Michael Nazir-Ali will decline an invitation to the Anglican Communion summit. | According to the Sunday Telegraph, the Bishop of Rochester, the Rt Rev Michael Nazir-Ali will decline an invitation to the Anglican Communion summit. |
| Bishop Nazir-Ali has helped organise the rival Gafcon conference currently being held in Jerusalem. | Bishop Nazir-Ali has helped organise the rival Gafcon conference currently being held in Jerusalem. |
| The Lambeth Conference, held every 10 years, takes place next month. | The Lambeth Conference, held every 10 years, takes place next month. |
| It is reported that two other English bishops will turn down invitations. | It is reported that two other English bishops will turn down invitations. |
| Currently about 280 bishops are at the Gafcon conference, many of whom are expected to boycott the Lambeth gathering. | Currently about 280 bishops are at the Gafcon conference, many of whom are expected to boycott the Lambeth gathering. |
| The organisers behind the Jerusalem conference have called it a "pilgrimage back to the roots of our faith". | The organisers behind the Jerusalem conference have called it a "pilgrimage back to the roots of our faith". |
| Gay bishop ordination | Gay bishop ordination |
| The ever-widening split caused by the dispute over homosexuality is likely to overshadow the Lambeth Conference. | The ever-widening split caused by the dispute over homosexuality is likely to overshadow the Lambeth Conference. |
| The dispute was ignited when the openly gay bishop Gene Robinson was ordained in New Hampshire, in the US, in 2003. | The dispute was ignited when the openly gay bishop Gene Robinson was ordained in New Hampshire, in the US, in 2003. |
| It is the invitation to Lambeth of bishops who helped the ordination which has most recently angered some - although Gene Robinson himself has not been invited. | It is the invitation to Lambeth of bishops who helped the ordination which has most recently angered some - although Gene Robinson himself has not been invited. |
| The BBC's religious affairs correspondent Robert Pigott said the news of Bishop Nazir-Ali's boycott - among others - would be damaging to the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams. | The BBC's religious affairs correspondent Robert Pigott said the news of Bishop Nazir-Ali's boycott - among others - would be damaging to the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams. |
| He told Radio 4's Sunday programme: "It's part of a drip, drip of bad news that has affected the Lambeth Conference." | He told Radio 4's Sunday programme: "It's part of a drip, drip of bad news that has affected the Lambeth Conference." |
| Our correspondent said the boycott, not only by the Bishop of Rochester but many other traditionalists attending Gafcon, was unprecedented in the Lambeth Conference's 100 year history. | Our correspondent said the boycott, not only by the Bishop of Rochester but many other traditionalists attending Gafcon, was unprecedented in the Lambeth Conference's 100 year history. |
| "This meeting is needed really to knit together this very diverse group of Anglicans from all over the world and to, in a way, celebrate what they do have in common, which is an enormous amount. | "This meeting is needed really to knit together this very diverse group of Anglicans from all over the world and to, in a way, celebrate what they do have in common, which is an enormous amount. |
| "So to have this real dent in it is harmful, to put it mildly. And then to have English bishops not coming along, and making it quite clear that they are not I think is going to undermine it further. | "So to have this real dent in it is harmful, to put it mildly. And then to have English bishops not coming along, and making it quite clear that they are not I think is going to undermine it further. |
| "It will show that this dispute has entered the Church of England." | "It will show that this dispute has entered the Church of England." |