There goes the prayer that the Church of England would one-day come back to Rome. As far as any "ecumenical" discussions go, this step is a deal breaker for a number of reasons. It is really sad, but not surprising.
In light of what TEC has been doing lately, one would have thought CofE would have taken note -- but this is an unpleasant development and bodes ill for the continuance of the worldwide Anglican Communion as we once knew it. The liberals have wrecked it all,, as Rudyard Kipling so accurately predicted.