This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It will not be checked again for changes.

You can find the current article at its original source at http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk/7491531.stm

The article has changed 3 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.

Version 0 Version 1
Sentamu wants knives 'outreach' Sentamu rebukes Williams' critics
(about 1 hour later)
The Church can help tackle knife crime, the Archbishop of York has told the Church of England's governing body. 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.
Addressing the Synod meeting in York, Dr John Sentamu said reaching out to young people was key. Dr John Sentamu said he was "deeply grieved" at criticism of the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, by the Fellowship of Confessing Anglicans.
"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. The fellowship has created a global network to combat trends in the church like the ordination of gay clergy.
He was speaking after a number of high profile stabbings, including the deaths of two French students in London. Dr Sentamu said there needed to be a culture of "appreciative conversation".
Taskforce 'Ungenerous'
Victims have included Shakilus Townsend, 16, from Deptford, south-east London, on Thursday. 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.
His death came four days after 16-year-old Ben Kinsella was knifed to death in Islington, north London. "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.
Later the same day, the bodies of French students Laurent Bonomo and Gabriel Ferez, both 23, were found with knife wounds after a flat fire in New Cross, south-east London. 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.
On Saturday a dedicated 75-strong taskforce to target London gangs and knife crime was set up by the Metropolitan Police. 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'
At the York meeting, Dr Sentamu recounted how he had recently met a youngster at a Bringing Hope event in Birmingham. In his address, Dr Sentamu also said reaching out to young people was key to tackling knife crime.
The Archbishop of York told his audience: "He said, 'Knives in themselves should not be the primary target. As a scout I used to carry a knife but I've never had the intention of using it to injure anyone else.'" "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.
Dr Sentamu went on to say that the teenager had told him that the primary target of attempts to tackle knife crime should be "the intention". He recounted how he had recently met a youngster at a Bringing Hope event in Birmingham.
He also said his informant told him that "attempting to change the behaviour of young people by tough talk will not solve it". "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.