Authored by a senior partner at Fasken Martineau, the report says that the motion is “an attempt to change the constitutional structure [of the church] by increasing the authority of the dioceses over an issue which relates to marriage, doctrine and liturgy”.

The report calls into question the validity of the controversial motion, which “affirms” that individual dioceses have the power to create marriage-like blessing ceremonies for same-sex couples.

He added that a debate by the Anglican Church in Canada on gay marriages later this month was a further provocation, as was the treatment of conservative parishes by liberal bishops in America.

In a letter reflecting the fury of the conservatives, the Archbishop
also criticised the chairman of the Lambeth Commission, set up by the
Archbishop of Canterbury to avert schism, for appearing to favour the
liberals.

Lipman Hearne, Inc., concluded that the school was dropping on the list because, in their words, “the South can often raise negative associations before it sparks positive ones.” Their research led them to this analysis, despite every population shift in the United States over the past quarter century moving below the Mason-Dixon line.

By the special grace of our God, we, the Primates of the Global South of the Anglican Communion representing 18 Provinces with a membership of over 55 million, have met together in Nairobi on 15 & 16 April 2004 under the Chairmanship of the Most Revd Dr Peter Akinola, the Primate of all Nigeria.