Bishop John Harrower reports on Lambeth

Posted on October 23, 2008 
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Bishop John and Mrs Gaylene HarrowerBishop of Tasmania, John Harrower, shares his experience of the Lambeth Conference –

“One of the saddest moments of the Conference for me personally occurred in our Indaba when a bishop spoke earnestly of his views on same sex issues with a brief and solemn conclusion.

Some minutes after I saw him surreptitiously pass a sheaf of the TEC briefing notes to the TEC bishop seated in front of him. He had parroted one of the ‘sample narratives’. I wanted to shout and to cry. Any idea of transparency and trust through Indaba had been tragically thrown in our face. Set piece parroting surreptitiously orchestrated was poisoning our communion. God have mercy on us!…”

– Read Bishop Harrower’s full report on the Diocese of Tasmania website.
(Photo of Bishop John and Mrs Gayelene Harrower: Samuel Dow.)