The LambethDaily ISSUE No.8 TUESDAY JULY 28 1998 OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE 1998 LAMBETH CONFERENCE TODAY’S KEY EVENTS What’s 7.00am Eucharist Mission top of Holy Land serves as 9.00am Coaches leave University campus for Lambeth Palace 12.00pm Lunch at Lambeth Palace agenda for cooking? 2.45pm Coaches depart Lambeth Palace for Buckingham Palace c. 6.00pm Coaches depart Buckingham Palace for Festival Pier College laboratory An avalanche of food c. 6.30pm Embarkation on Bateaux Mouche Japanese Church 6.45 - 9.30pm Boat trip along the Thames Page 3 Page 4 9.30pm Coaches depart Barrier Pier for University campus Page 3 Bishop Spong apologises to Africans by David Skidmore scientific theory. Bishop Spong has been in the n escalating rift between con- crosshairs of conservatives since last Aservative African bishops and November when he engaged in a Bishop John Spong (Newark, US) caustic exchange of letters with the appears headed for a truce. In an Archbishop of Canterbury over interview on Saturday Bishop homosexuality. In May he pub- Spong expressed regret for his ear- lished his latest book, Why Chris- Bishops on the run lier statements characterising tianity Must Change or Die, which African views on the Bible as questions the validity of a physical Bishops swapped purple for whites as teams captained by Bishop Michael “superstitious.” resurrection and other central prin- Photos: Anglican World/Jeff Sells Nazir-Ali (Rochester, England) and Bishop Arthur Malcolm (North Queens- Bishop Spong came under fire ciples of the creeds. land,Australia) met for a cricket match on Sunday afternoon. Bishop Nazir- early in the Conference because of As bishop in a metropolitan Ali’s team batted first, making 133 for eight with good performances by his strong support for the full community near New York City, Bishop Bill Ind (Truro, England), 37, and Tilewa Johnson (The Gambia), 29, acceptance of gays and lesbians in his concern is to reach an in their 25 overs. The second team made 121 for five with a spirited opening the Church, and his criticism of unchurched, “post-modern” com- by Bishop Mano Rumalshah (Pakistan) who made 68. Bishop Nazir-Ali was African bishops’ understanding of munity that is deeply sceptical of not out for 20 and took three wickets. Bishop Clyde Wood (North Queens- Scripture, which he saw as out of traditional church practices and land), a former Australian representative, kept wicket for the Nazir-Ali side. touch with modern scholarship and Please see Spong page 4 Dr Carey tells spouses of Poignant start to interfaith plenary he plenary to discuss Christ- they find themselves in the same Tian-Islam relations opened on place and at the same time, some- Communion ‘anchored in real life’ a poignant note. times in competition with one by Sally Hastings the 21st Century”—Dr Carey said: Anglicans have made a fine contribu- Bishop Nazir-Ali (Rochester, another, particularly in Africa, in “We are often told that ‘religion is a tion to making peace and building England), formerly of Pakistan, told East Asia but in nearly every part of he use of violence to enforce reli- cause of the problems. Just look at what bridges between communities.” the session:“We have just had news the world.” Tgious beliefs was denounced by is going on in the world today between Dr Carey added that the Anglican that three nuns, Missionaries of Bishop Nazir-Ali reminded the the Archbishop of Canterbury in an religious groups, whether in Northern Church is a rich, international world Charity, have been killed in the plenary of the long history of address to the Spouses’Programme yes- Ireland, the Sudan or the Middle East.’ Church on its way to becoming ‘a Yemen,so before we begin let us be Please see Interfaith page 3 terday. “But I reply: you will not find true Communion.’ silent for a moment.” Giving a keynote presentation— believers killing people or blowing up “But we shall only become a real The deaths, linked by news “Together in God’s Mission:The Voca- houses or injuring others. ‘Communion’ when we learn the agencies to Islamic extremists, Nuns shot tion of the Anglican Communion in “The Gospel is about peace, and lessons of sharing the suffering, the pain formed a harsh backdrop to the and the distress of one another; the opening of the plenary session. poverty and the denial of justice; along The question of Christian- in Yemen The shooting of three nuns who with the sharing of our riches and Islamic relations showed up as a key Cathedral arts intrigue visitors worked with Mother Teresa’s Mis- resources.” question for Anglicans around the by Nan Cobbey sionaries of Charity has been linked After visiting the Sudan Dr Carey world as Conference planners to Muslim extremists, according to aravillosa!” said Bishop Julio returned home burdened by what he researched the key issues, Bishop news agency reports. “MHolquin Khoury (Domini- had seen but frustrated that there was so Nazir-Ali told the plenary. The nuns–one from the Philip- can Republic) as he sat catching his little he could offer immediately. He “Nearly every part of the Angli- pines and two from India–were shot breath at Canterbury Cathedral on called for the setting up of a crisis fund. can Communion...said relations early yesterday by gunmen carrying automatic rifles. They had just com- Photo: Anglican World/Lynn Ross Sunday night. “I began an appeal and raised with people of other faiths were “Our cathedral [in Santo Domin- £400,000 within a few weeks and sent very important for them,” he said. pleted a hospital visit in the Red Sea city of Hodeida. go], built in 1528, was the first in the money to the Church.But I should not Some parts of the Church want- There was no immediate claim New World.You can see 500 years. But have to do that,even though I was glad ed to discuss interfaith cooperation of responsibility for the attack, here you can see 800!” to do so. If we really are a Communion to tackle issues of international debt according to news agencies in the Bishop Khoury was one of 600 bish- we should have structures to assist one or the environment, while for oth- region. ops and spouses who toured the historic another,”he said. ers interfaith dialogue was impor- The Missionaries of Charity have mother church of the Anglican Com- He spoke of his initiative, the Angli- tant, he said. worked in Yemen since 1970, help- munion, some following human guides, can Investment Agency, which he However,“Islam and Christiani- ing hundreds of physically and men- tally handicapped people. Cathedral stonecutter demonstrates her craft. Please see Cathedral page 4 Please see Carey page 4 ty are both missionary faiths and 2 The LambethDaily TUESDAY JULY 28 1998 what we can do together,’” Mr Wolfen- ject of debt—the rest being nothing sohn said. more than a defensive diatribe against Bank president responds “The more positive thing that I the Christian Aid film. He left before would suggest is that, instead of fight- the responsive speech by the Archbish- sharply to debt video ing each other and levelling accusa- op of Cape Town.” tions, we focus on the kids that are Archbishop David Gitari of Kenya by Alan Reeder debt repayments. But Mr Wolfensohn dying, and on the children who are not said Mr Wolfensohn “should not have responded that he had already been to being educated and on the horrors of reacted all that bitterly against the film. orld Bank President James the slums himself, visiting “the worst Photo: Anglican World/Jeff Sells poverty together,” he said. After all, the film was meant for edu- James Wolfensohn WWolfensohn did not mince sections and segments of Jamaica and “Together we can do a lot.We have cating people, not for criticising the words after viewing the video which of Kingston.” bank “want me to forgive debt,”despite expertise.You have expertise.We know World Bank.” opened Friday’s plenary on interna- He said: “I met with gang leaders a “balance sheet of $150 billion, I can a lot about development.You know a Bishop Sergio Carranza-Gomez tional debt. who were armed, where I sat by the forgive $23 billion,” he said. “Why? lot about people and communities.You (Mexico) said:“I understand part of his The video, “Chains of Debt”, roadside... talking about how we could Because the only capital I have is $23 have the best distribution system of any reaction but he over-reacted. We can- focused on the debt problems of Tan- alleviate poverty,and where we as a bank billion.” NGO in the world.You are out there not deny the fact that the bank and the zania and Jamaica. It was created by have put $200 million into Jamaica to Since the amount that the bank can in the field with your flocks, you and IMF are really squeezing life from Christian Aid, associated with Jubilee try and make life more tolerable.” borrow to assist countries is restricted other religions,” he said. many of our countries.” 2000, a coalition of agencies campaign- Mr Wolfensohn claimed that the by the bank’s capital,he appealed to the “And we can both service the poor Dr Roger Williamson of Christian ing for debt cancellation. World Bank is at the front line of tack- bishops: “Look at the realities of what better together and we can influence Aid told a news conference after the Mr Wolfensohn said the tape ling international social issues: “The you are suggesting.” governments better together and I plenary that his organisation stood by “would have you believe that I rather highest item on our agenda on which If he used his balance to cancel believe we can make a real possibility the video.