The LambethDaily ISSUE No.4 WEDNESDAY JULY 22 1998 OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE 1998 LAMBETH CONFERENCE TODAY’S KEY EVENTS GETTING TO Delegate champions 7.15am Prayer Time Anglican scholars 9.30 - 11.00am Morning Prayer and Bible Studies KNOW YOU Aboriginal rights 11.30 Feast Day Eucharist respond to Cardinal 2.30 - 4.30pm Plenary presentation:“Making Moral Decisions” How the primates line up Page 3 5.45pm Evening Prayer 7.30pm Spouses’ Evening at the Old Palace Page 2 Page 2 Bishop buries Prayers, ideas illumine Ecumenical Vespers his distress over Cardinal voices concern ‘Angels’ play about obstacles to unity by David Skidmore dramatic presentation in yes- by Ted Malone Reformed and Baptist denomina- Aterday’s plenary session pro- ire from a paschal candle lit one tions and from world and regional duced its own drama when the Fsmall taper, and the light spread Christian associations. Bishop Coadjutor from that to another, to yet anoth- Vatican official Edward Cardi- of Jerusalem er, until the gloom in the darkened nal Cassidy addressed the Confer- walked out in hall was brightened by their glow. ence in a homily in which he protest over lan- And the rising smoke of incense, praised the concept of Christian guage that he felt billowing high in the air, became a unity but voiced the concern of the slighted Palestin- light-reflecting cloud that lit all Roman Church that deviations in ian interests in the below it. theological practice among local Photo: Harriet Long Riah Abu el-Assal Holy Land. Thus began the Lambeth Con- churches present a grave obstacle to “Wrestling ference’s Mon- reunion. with Angels,” a play performed dur- day night service He did not specify any particu- ing the morning plenary on the of light, an Ecu- lar situations difficult to the Roman Bible, the World and the Church, menical Vespers Catholic Church, making no men- drew enthusiastic applause from most in which leaders tion of the ordination of women as bishops and spouses present but not of the Anglican priests and bishops within the from Bishop Riah Abu el-Assal. Communion Anglican Communion and only a Please see Bishop Riah page 4 introduced a general reference to controversies wide variety of over questions of human sexuali- representatives ty—issues that for the past two Today’s plenary Vatican official Edward Cardinal Cassidy from the Roman decades have at times thrown a will pick up hard addresses the Ecumenical Vespers as Catholic, Ortho- damper over Roman-Anglican dia- Conference participants look on. dox, Lutheran, moral decisions Photos: Lynn Ross Methodist, Please see Cardinal Cassidy page 4 by Lisa Barrowclough Pointing out that the hero of sources. Bishop Swing says addi- A widow who is expected to marry ‘United Religions’ is the Good Samaritan story was tional support sometimes has come the brother of her husband even though someone from a different religion, from surprising places. he has AIDS, Chinese children left aban- Bishop Swing admonishes: “Jesus An offer from the highly doned in an orphanage, and the pain of a Bishop Swing’s goal said,‘I have other sheep that are not respected Centre for Social Innova- man watching the suffering of his dying of this fold that I must bring also.’ tion in Global Management wife will catch the attention of the Con- by Carol Barnwell The question is can we stand the (SIGMA) in Ohio was a turning ference today. religions.“I committed my life then generosity of God in that he reveals point for the group. The centre’s These stories are central to this n initial request in 1993 from to being a catalyst for the creation himself to other people in the co-chair, Dr David Cooperrider, afternoon’s plenary session as it tackles Athe United Nations planted of a United Religions,” he says. world through other symbols and read of Bishop Swing’s lofty goals the everyday difficulties of “Making Moral the seed for a global flowering of With no prior through other sto- in his local newspaper. Decisions.” peace just five short years ago. Since expertise in inter- ries?” Dr Cooperrider’s group works At the centre of the session will be a then Bishop William Swing (Cali- faith work, Bishop Nevertheless, in 50 countries on global initiatives paper by Bishop Rowan Williams (Mon- fornia) has met the Pope, the Dalai Swing found inter- the first buds of the that will change the next century mouth,Wales). This looks at ethics within Lama, sheikhs, rabbis and patriarchs national interfaith United Religions and called UR “one of the most the Body of Christ, reminding us of the to explore the formation of a group groups involved in initiative appeared “self-knowledge” and the awareness of the that would, in spiritual terms, paral- a portion of work during the summer Please see Bishop Swing page 4 “body” to which we belong which must be lel the United Nations and work but none that had of 1996. Represen- central to all decision-making. for world peace. succeeded in a tatives of different The session also features a video that United Religions (UR) seeks global effort. Early religions announced Photo Call: focuses on five scenarios:native Canadians, to bring religions and spiritual tra- meetings with their intention to abortion in China, homosexuality,AIDS in ditions to a common table in a per- historical religious take the UR con- follow the crowd Africa and euthanasia/assisted suicide. manent, daily global gathering. leaders were admit- cept to other parts The Conference photo will be It listens to the voices of various peo- Gathering religious leaders for tedly “ambiguous,” of the world through taken today at 4.30pm following the ple affected by these issues, and asks:“Will the celebration of the UN’s 50th many unwilling to regional conferences plenary session. Bishops are asked Bill Swing, United Religions founder the Church help show the way forward?” anniversary celebration at Grace accept the concept and to write a global to move from the plenary as quickly Photo: Carol Barnwell The plenary also will hear from sever- Cathedral in San Francisco led of UR. charter. Additional- as possible and to assemble, in cas- al bishops around the Communion as they Bishop Swing to consider the 40 “Most see their job as defending ly, the group outlined plans for co- socks, behind Rutherford College. share brief stories of prominent issues in wars that were currently being the faith, not pursuing global good ordinating a 24-hour ceasefire and Bishops need to bring their cassocks their dioceses. waged throughout the world,“most on behalf of all faiths, and they peace day on December 31, 1999. to the plenary with them and go The session will be chaired by Bish- fuelled, at some level, by religion.” don’t want to be seen as giving immediately to the appointed area. op Victoria Matthews (Edmonton, Cana- “For 50 years the nations of the away the store. But we didn’t get Support from odd angles Promptness is essential because da) and is set for 2.30pm in St Augustine world have met daily and struggled disarmament because someone at Ninety-nine percent of UR’s there is no way to determine when and St Columba Halls. All Conference for the global good,” but the same the Kremlin called someone at the current budget of $1.5 million is all bishops have arrived. Late-comers participants are invited. has not been true of the world’s Pentagon,” Bishop Swing notes. raised from private, non-religious cannot be accommodated. 2 The LambethDaily WEDNESDAY JULY 22 1998 26. Archbishop Keith Rayner of Australia 27. Verger 28. Prime Bishop Ignacio Soliba of the Getting to know you… Philippine Independent Church 29. Archbishop Remi Rabenirina of Placing faces among the Anglican Primates the Indian Ocean 1. Archbishop Samuel Sindamuka of 10. Archbishop Robert Okine of 30. Archbishop John Takeda of Burundi West Africa Nippon Sei Ko Kai (Japan) 2. Archbishop Emmanuel Kolini of 11. Presiding Bishop Frank Griswold 31. Lady Eames Rwanda of the United States 32. Bishop William Moses, Moderator, 3. Archbishop Livingstone Mpalanyi- 12. Archbishop Alwyn Rice Jones of Church of South India Nkoyoyo of Uganda Wales 33. Bishop Dhirendra Mohanty, 4. Archbishop David Hope of York 13. Archbishop Walter Makulu of Moderator, Church of North India (England) Central Africa 34. Archbishop Orland Lindsay of the 5. Archbishop George Carey of 14. Archbishop Matthew Chung of West Indies Canterbury Korea Other primates 6. Archbishop Andrew Mya Han of 15. Bishop Peter Kwong of Hong Not present for photograph: Burma Kong (expected to be primate of • Archbishop Michael Peers of 7. Archbishop Cornelius Wilson of future province) Canada the Central American Region 16. Archbishop Joseph Adetiloye of • President Bishop Ghais Abdel 8. Bishop Barnabas Mondal, Nigeria Malik of Jerusalem and the Middle Moderator, Church of Bandladesh 17. Archbishop Robin Eames of East 9. Bishop Daniel Zindo of Sudan Armaugh (Ireland) • Archbishop David Gitari of Kenya 18. Archbishop Glauco Soares de • Archbishop Samuel Espinoza of Photo: William Killough Lima of Brazil Mexico 19. Archbishop Ellison Pogo of • Primus Richard Holloway of he faces of the Anglican’s Melanesia Scotland TCommunion’s primates are 20. Archbishop James Ayong of Papua • Archbishop Moses Tay of South becoming more familiar around the New Guinea East Asia Lambeth Conference as proceed- 21-22.Vergers • Archbishop Njongonkulu ings gain pace. To assist in the 23. Archbishop Donald Mtetemela of Ndugane of Southern Africa process of placing names with faces, Tanzania • Presiding Bishop Maurice Sinclair of Southern Cone here is a view from the primates’ 24. Bishop Michael Gear of Doncaster (England), MU chaplain • Archbishop Patrice Njojo of gathering in York Minster July 17 25.