Bill Atwood, general secretary of Ekklesia Society, an international Anglican network, just returned from a tour of Tanzania, Malawi, Kenya, South Africa and Uganda and called the lack of money for Africans "scandalous."

"I just met with some archbishops a week ago," he said, "They were saying how painful it was, with people starving to death to make these choices."

Mrs. Rubie Nottage, Chancellor of the West Indies and member of the Lambeth Commission on Communion

The Rt. Rev. Claude Payne, retired Bishop of Texas

The Rt. Rev. John Sentamu, Bishop of Birmingham

The Most Rev. Maurice Sinclair, retired Primate of the Southern Cone

The Rev. Stephen Trott, member of General Synod and Church Commissioner of
the CoE

Ms. Fung Yi Wong, ACC delegate of the Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui

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The excuse for violating the boundaries of diocesan jurisdictions is that tender consciences have to be protected from "revisionist" bishops and that the provision for Delegated Episcopal Pastoral Oversight is inadequate.

Another tactic has been to ascribe constitutional authority to the Lambeth Conference, and to attribute exaggerated power to the Primates Meeting. This is wishful thinking at best, or devious manipulation at worst.

Between now and Lambeth 2008, we are committed, as a Province, to sharing in the wider debate taking place across the Anglican Communion. We must, therefore, seek in a spirit of generosity to engage with and appreciate the full range of views that have been expressed and continue to be expressed both within our Province and elsewhere in our worldwide Communion.

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