Statement from Lambeth Palace following publication of the Global South Primates' Letter ACNS 4080 | LAMBETH | 18 NOVEMBER 2005 Statement from Lambeth Palace following publication of the Global South Primates' Letter Lambeth Palace has issued the following statement following the publication of a letter from Primates of the Global South to the Archbishop of Canterbury: 'The Archbishop of Canterbury has made it clear since before the time of his enthronement that neither he nor anyone else has a mandate to change the teaching of the Church by fiat. He is committed to the process to which all the primates committed themselves and their provinces in the Primates' response to the Windsor report, contained in the communique following the meeting in Dromantine. "If this letter is a contribution to that process of debate, then it is to be welcomed, however robust. If it is an attempt to foreclose that debate, it would seem to serve very little purpose indeed." Related Links Global South Letter can be found here: http://www.globalsouthanglican.org/index.php/article/global_south_primat es_response_to_archbishop_rowan_williams/ Statement from Archbishop Clive Handford can be found here: http://www.anglicancommunion.org/acns/articles/40/75/acns4079.cfm ACNSlist, published by Anglican Communion News Service, London, is distributed to more than 8,000 journalists and other readers around the world.
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