"We hope ECUSA will see this the way we see it," Akinola told a press gathering at Truro Episcopal Church.

The chances for salvaging the Communion will depend on the willingness of the bishops of the Episcopal Church of the United States to repent for supporting the election of Robinson -- followed by steps to vacate Robinson from his office, Akinola told a press gathering this morning at Truro Episcopal Church.

That Commission has now finished its work and the report will be released in London on October 18 in conjunction with a meeting of the Standing Committee of the Primates and the Standing Committee of the Anglican Consultative Council. Because the content of the report is being kept confidential, there are all kinds of speculations about what it might say.

Akinola's personal attempt to resolve the issue came after the crisis meeting of the primates (provincial leaders) at Lambeth Palace almost collapsed.

"At a point, the meeting became tense -- very, very tense," he said. "[Archbishop of Canterbury] Rowan [Williams] said sort of jokingly, 'Are you calling for the dissolution of the Communion?'"

Akinola replied: "Well, not quite, but if there [is to be dissolution], well, so be it -- and we laughed."

KIM LAWTON: The theme of this year's House of Bishops meeting was reconciliation ... finding unity in the midst of profound cultural and theological differences. In a statement written to the Episcopal Church at large, the bishops said, "We are confident that our household of faith is large enough to embrace us all." But they also acknowledged that anger, anguish, and division have been on the rise over issues of homosexuality.