After waiting patiently while the Episcopal church in America has been wading through a quagmire of unsound doctrine and self-righteous denial of God’s law, the Anglican Church has issued an ultimatum to their apostate brothers in the Episcopal church:

Anglican Church leaders give liberals ultimatum

By Jonathan Petre, Religion Correspondent, in Dar Es Salaam

The liberal American branch of Anglicanism was last night given seven months to prove that it has fully reversed its pro-gay agenda or face expulsion. Dr Rowan Williams confers with the Tanzanian Archbishop Donald Mtetemela

In a strongly-worded unanimous communiqué, only agreed at the eleventh hour, the Anglican primates called on the Episcopal Church to state unequivocally that it will not consecrate more gay bishops or authorise same-sex blessings.

After a five-day meeting in Tanzania, the primates said that the Episcopal Church’s bishops had until the end of September to make their response.

If they failed to meet these demands it would have “consequences” for their “full participation” in the Anglican Communion.

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, said at a press conference later that these could include not inviting the American bishops to next year’s Lambeth Conference, a clear sign of schism.

Conservative primates, who were responsible for strengthening the language of the final statement, were predicting last night that the Episcopal Church would struggle to accept the conditions as it would face fierce opposition from gay rights activists within its ranks.

The conservative Primate of Nigeria, Archbishop Peter Akinola, held out until the last minute, but was finally persuaded to sign it.

The communiqué also set up a new structure for conservative Americans who have rejected their liberal Presiding Bishop, Katharine Jefferts Schori.

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