Canon Barlowe's manner of life is contradictory to Scripture and the mind of the Anglican Communion (Lambeth 1.10) and illustrates a theology outside the confines of classic Anglicanism.

In the wake of the Episcopal Church's failure to comply with the Windsor Report at its General Convention 2006, Barlowe's nomination illustrates clearly that those in the Episcopal Church USA (ECUSA) committed to the revisionist agenda with regard to sexuality are willing to sacrifice membership in the Anglican Communion.

We are shocked that just one week after the close of General Convention and one day following release of the Archbishop of Canterbury's statement on the Communion's future, the Diocese of Newark has sent a clear and defiant message nationally and internationally that there will be no turning back.

General Convention's inadequate nod to the Windsor Report, Resolution B033, is tepid and unenforceable legislation calling for "restraint by not consenting to the consecration of any candidate to the episcopate whose manner of life presents a challenge to the wider church and will lead to further strains on communion."

Immediately following approval in the House of Bishops and House of Deputies, a group of revisionist bishops indicated they would not in fact exercise restraint.

It should come as no surprise that an ECUSA diocese would then defy clear teaching of Scripture and Anglican doctrine regarding marriage and sexuality in choosing a non-celibate homosexual as one of their nominations for bishop.

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