Archbishop Gomez: Decision Will be Made by Primates

Stand Firm [MS] ^ | 11/12/2005 | Greg Griffith

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Main Entry: pri'mate
Etymology: Middle English primat, from Old French, from Medieval Latin primat-, primas archbishop, from Latin, leader, from primus
Date: 13th century
1 often capitalized : a bishop who has precedence in a province, group of provinces, or a nation
2 archaic : one first in authority or rank : LEADER
3 [New Latin Primates, from Latin, plural of primat-, primas] : any of an order (Primates) of mammals comprising humans, apes, monkeys, and related forms (as lemurs and tarsiers)
-pri'mate-ship \-*ship\ noun
--pri-ma'tial \pr*-*m*-sh*l\ adjective

Heads up:

In a session Friday morning in Pittsburgh, several of the Global South bishops told the stories of how they came to know Jesus Christ. Each bishop then offered a prayer, in his native language, for the gathered attendees.

Fielding a question from an attendee to the effect of "What will happen in the event of an Anglican fudge at ECUSA's General Convention in 2006?" Archbishop of the West Indies Drexel Gomez replied: "That decision will be made by the Primates, not by one or two men in England."

This is a rare unambiguous statement by a Primate that the center of power in the communion is the Primates, not the Archbishop of Canterbury. Gomez expanded on this remark later in a press conference. Look for it to be well-covered in the next few days.

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you can view the press conference at http://www.ctsix.org

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