Lambeth Calls - an update on the Human Dignity Call...
We are about half way through the 2022 Anglican Communion Lambeth Conference with about 650 bishops from all around the world gathered to share fellowship and worship and explore issues facing the global Anglican churches. There are so many issues that we do face as churches in the world: climate change, mission and evangelism, refugees and human trafficking, peace and reconciliation - the list goes on and on. And we have so much agreement and positive discussion between bishops in the 'global north' (e.g. US, Canada, UK churches, Australia etc.) and the 'global south' (e.g. sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, Indian Subcontinent etc.). There was fear that there might be tensions between some of these groupings, but with one or two exceptions, relations are very cordial. The exception is over human sexuality. There is a 'Lambeth Call' on Human Dignity that includes (along with a lot of other discussion on issues such as colonialism, gender based violence and inclusion)