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Sentamu rebukes Williams' critics | |
(about 1 hour later) | |
The Archbishop of York has told the Church of England's governing body that a new Anglican traditionalist movement had been "ungracious" in its actions. | |
Dr John Sentamu said he was "deeply grieved" at criticism of the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, by the Fellowship of Confessing Anglicans. | |
The fellowship has created a global network to combat trends in the church like the ordination of gay clergy. | |
Dr Sentamu said there needed to be a culture of "appreciative conversation". | |
'Ungenerous' | |
The Archbishop, dressed in an African shirt, said Dr Williams was a "model of attentive listening" and "interpretative charity" on issues such as the church's teaching on homosexuality. | |
"The accusations and inferences of what has been said by some are not only ungenerous and unwarranted but they describe a person I don't recognise as Rowan," he added. | |
The Fellowship of Confessing Anglicans - set up by the Global Anglican Future conference (Gafcon) in Jerusalem at the end of June - has published a 14-point declaration of their aims. | |
The Archbishop of York calls on the Church to reach out to young people | |
It has attacked Dr Williams for allegedly failing to discipline US bishops responsible for the consecration of a gay man, Gene Robinson, as bishop of New Hampshire in 2003. | |
The group has decided to break its relationship with the liberal wings of the US and Canadian Churches. | |
It will operate independently of the Archbishop of Canterbury, but will stay inside the Anglican Communion. The traditionalists say they are fighting a "false Gospel" and the rift in the Church cannot be patched up. | |
They say the international alliance will emphasise a more orthodox reading of the Bible. | |
Many Gafcon-linked bishops plan to boycott this month's Lambeth Conference - a meeting of the Anglican Communion held every 10 years. | |
'Tough talk' | 'Tough talk' |
In his address, Dr Sentamu also said reaching out to young people was key to tackling knife crime. | |
"When crime involving the use of knives by young people is on the increase, we can stem the tide by our outreach to young people," he said. | |
He recounted how he had recently met a youngster at a Bringing Hope event in Birmingham. | |
"He said to me: 'What you must do is to get us, young people, to feel better about ourselves. | |
"'Help us to achieve confidence about ourselves without needing the dangerous prop of a knife. Help us not to judge ourselves in the eyes of others." | |
Meanwhile there was also a key Synod debate over the introduction of women bishops. | |
The Church of England has already approved the principle of women bishops but faces a crunch vote on Monday on how to accommodate those who object on grounds of religious conscience. | |
Some speakers called for a delay in bringing in reforms in case it created a church split, but others called for legislation now. |