Archbishop of Canterbury Dr. Rowan Williams

Archbishop of Canterbury Dr. Rowan Williams listens as Bishop Frank Griswold of the USA addresses the Anglican Consultative Council held at the University of Nottingham, Tuesday June 21, 2005. The U.S. Episcopal Church on Tuesday defended its decision to ordain an openly gay bishop, refusing to back down from a confrontation that threatens to split the 77 million-strong Anglican Communion. Bishop Suffragan Catherine Roskam of New York told the Anglican Consultative Council that the church believed 'a person living in a same-gendered union may be eligible to lead the flock of Christ.' (AP Photo/David Jones, PA)