1) Justin Welby misrepresents the 'common mind' of the Anglican Communion
• Begins with an unspecific claim
• Misquotes and misapplies Lambeth I.10
• Ignores 'Addendum A' the most authoritative statement from the Gathering of Primates in 2016
• Misapplies the Communique from the Primates Meeting in 2016

We recall that in the past, the Archbishop of Canterbury had issued similar statements
criticising the positions of the Anglican Provinces of Kenya and Nigeria. It seems the history
of colonisation and patronising behaviour of some provinces in the Northern Hemisphere
towards the South, and Africa in particular, is not yet at an end. We commit ourselves strongly
to obedience of the commandments of God as contained in the Holy Bible, one of which is

Speaking at noon, Bishop Strange opened the first session of this year's Synod by saying that the situation was "a source of concern and sadness. Over the course of the summer and autumn last year, formal accusations were received under Canon 54, the Church's clergy-discipline canon, and Bishop Anne was suspended."

Even if the Anti-Homosexuality Act 2023 was not signed into law, homosexuality would remain criminalized in Uganda, as it is in more than one-third of the world's countries. Even if the Anti-Homosexuality Act 2023 is overturned by the Supreme Court, homosexuality will remain criminalized in Uganda. What is new is specifically outlawing the promotion of homosexuality and same-sex relationships as a moral alternative to God's natural design for marriage between one man and one woman.