Issued August 9, 2003
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, Amen.
What is happening in New Westminster as a diocese, is now happening with ECUSA and is impacting the entire Anglican Communion. They have been turning a blind eye and a deaf ear to all our pleas.
I am gratified that Archbishop Rowan Williams has called a Primates meeting for October to deal with this great crisis. We have been urging ECUSA not to depart from the Scriptures and the faith. It is not we who are breaking away from the Anglican Communion. It is they who are breaking away from us. The consequences will be very bad.
We have received word of the tears of those like Bishop Keith Ackerman who grieve over this decision and we share in their anguish. Jesus Christ will eventually wipe every tear away.
It is also important to say how grateful we are for the faith and courage of Bishop Robert Duncan and the other faithful bishops, clergy and lay Christians who have stood up so clearly for the Scriptures and the Faith. We remain in full communion with them.
Faithfully,
Yours in Christ,
The Most Rev. Bernard Amos Malango
Archbishop and Primate of Central Africa