I wonder about that -- the Anglican communion has been irrevocably destroyed under Rowan's watch, but it can be argued that the dice were already loaded in that direction from before his tenure.
I beg to differ. If Rowan had stood up for God and his truth, he would have been blessed and so would the Anglicans, regardless of which way the winds blew.
Their split was not inevitable, and Rowan did nothing but exacerbate the split. He could have chosen to lead, he could have chosen to stand for God, but he chose neither. He chose to do anything but lead.
I say this as an ex-Anglican. There were and are a great number of traditionalists who watched the inexorable slide and Rowan did nothing. He did not discipline wayward bishops, and eventually the good people got sick and left. Rather then accede to the congregation, the wayward bishops fought to keep the buildings.
They won, but at great cost, because now they have the buildings but not the people. Where was Rowan in all this? Nowhere to be found.
He would have stood for the new way except for the fact that he never came out and made a statement, except to condemn those who left for seeking Christ.