The House of Bishops "Covenant" comes at an "extraordinary" time in the life of ECUSA and of the Anglican Communion, a time when clearly some "extraordinary action" is required if both the church and the Communion is not to divide irreparably and the witness of these Christian bodies become maimed beyond recognition. That the House of Bishops grasps the "extraordinary" character of this "moment" represents a certain progress in her, until now, irresponsible foot-dragging and denial.

The Anglican Communion is on the brink of schism after the US church consecrated the openly gay Gene Robinson as Bishop of New Hampshire and the New Westminster diocese in Canada authorised same sex blessings rites.

Canon Anderson said: "With regard to the so-called moratorium on consecrations, I am outraged that the House of Bishops drew equivalence between single or married individuals with those living in homosexual partnerships.

Are there not two mutually exclusive views presented in this covenant? Bishops also declared a moratorium on blessings of same-sex unions, but J. Jon Bruno, Bishop of Los Angeles, violated the spirit of this pledge before the sun set on the covenant's passage.

In an interview with the Los Angeles Times Tuesday evening, he said he would "not impose his 'conscience' on priests in the six-county Los Angeles diocese.

Clergy and lay leaders from existing and potential ACiC congregations were able to join with us from all across Canada.

The ACiC is a year-old coalition of congregations throughout Canada formed as a result of the offer of Adequate Episcopal Oversight by five International Archbishops. This offer continues to be extended to all faithful Anglicans across Canada who wish to get on with their lives and be free from the ongoing controversy plaguing the Anglican Church of Canada (ACC).