But the group chosen would gladden the heart of any Communist politburo in its slavish desire to please Joe Stalin.

The policy statement is a direct result of the pope's concern about the pedophilia scandal in the church - especially in the U.S.

The new document, prepared by the Congregation for Catholic Education in response to a request made by the late Pope John Paul II in 1994, will be published soon. It will take the form of an "Instruction," signed by the prefect and secretary of the congregation: Cardinal Zenon Grocholewski and Archbishop Michael Miller, according to the report.

In a letter to the Brazilian Primate, Archbishop Akinola said the action of Archbishop Olivera created a "crisis concerning our relations". Then the Nigerian Primate blasted Bishop Juval Neves, Bishop of Southwestern Brazil, saying that a paper he wrote and broadly published as an authoritative voice from Brazil, argued that the Windsor Report and the agreed theological position of the Communion represented "a pretentious majority wishing to assume control and power".

Uganda Archbishop Henry Orombi echoed the Nigerian primate saying, "We are not unified in our faith or the particulars of our faith. We see a different direction taking place. One step follows another. We can only pray and hope that it [the Church of England the US Episcopal Church] is not going to walk away. Where we started from was a long time ago, the only conclusion is to take us further away from each other. I side with Akinola, who knows what the picture will be."