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Statement from the Archbishop of Canterbury on the deferral of a
decision over the blessing of same sex unions by the Anglican Church of
Canada
3 June, 2004
The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Revd Dr Rowan Williams, has
welcomed the decision by the Canadian General Synod to defer a decision
on the question of same sex blessings until 2007.
"The decision to defer the question of the right of dioceses over same
sex blessings offers hope for the continuing collegiality of the
Anglican Communion.
"It is important that the Canadian church has held back from a
structural shift that would have run counter to the pleas and wishes of
the Primates' meeting last Autumn and of so many around the Communion.
In doing so, it has avoided complicating still further the work of the
Lambeth Commission."
