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Archbishop Daniel Deng of Sudan made headlines during the 2008 Lambeth Conference for telling media that he thought openly gay bishop Gene Robinson of New Hampshire should resign. But now he is coming to the General Convention of the Episcopal Church. How to make sure there isn't a repeat performance? Have a look at this story from Matt Davies of Episcopal News Service:

Archbishop Daniel Deng Bul of the Episcopal Church of the Sudan (ECS) has written to Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori and all the bishops, priests, deacons and laity of the U.S.-based Episcopal Church underscoring the importance of partnership between the two churches and offering an update about the urgent situation in Sudan.

In his June 30 letter, Deng expressed his gratitude for the invitation to attend the July 8-17 General Convention in Anaheim, California. Deng is one of more than 70 international and ecumenical guests expected to share in the Episcopal Church's triennial policy-making gathering.

Posted by Jim Naughton on July 7, 2009 7:17 PM | |
Comments (1)

I am delighted that Archbishop Deng is coming to General Convention. I'm sure that Bishop Robinson would like to meet personally with him, and I hope Abp. Deng is willing to do so.

Heck, over the years there have been a lot of bishops in this church who I thought should resign. As far as I know, none of them did, at least not just because I thought they should!

Posted by Bill Moorhead [TypeKey Profile Page] | July 7, 2009 9:06 PM

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