Leaders of the world’s 77 million Anglicans met in London for two days in October to address disagreements over the election of a gay bishop in New Hampshire and the recognition of same-sex blessings in Canada. "We must make clear that these recent actions do not express the mind of our Communion as a whole," said the primates’ statement, "and these decisions jeopardize our sacramental fellowship with each other."
The bishops called on the provinces in question to "make adequate provision for episcopal oversight of dissenting minorities within their own area of pastoral care in consultation with the Archbishop of Canterbury." They also reaffirmed the denomination’s need "to listen to the experience of homosexual persons, and to assure them that they are loved by God and that all baptized, believing, and faithful persons, regardless of sexual orientation, are full members of the Body of Christ."
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