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From the Sidelines: A View of the Bishops’ Conference on Human Sexuality

As a Bishop of the Church in Wales, it is always intriguing to have the opportunity to see how things are done in another Province of the Anglican Communion, and it was with great interest that I received the invitation to be an observer and “summariser” at the Bishops’ Conference on Human Sexuality organised for members of General Synod on 9th and 10th March this year. Having worked in the Anglican Communion Office for six years, I was not unaware of the tensions aroused by the topic of sexuality – specifically homosexuality – in the life of the Churches, and I was also aware of the particular way in which these tensions had been focussed in the Church of Ireland.

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Gregory K Cameron

Bishop of St Asaph in the Church of Wales, was one of the “summarisers” invited to attend and comment on the Bishops’ Conference on Human Sexuality at the Slieve Russell Hotel in Cavan in March.