Comparison has been made with the controversies on women's ordination years ago. But the current strengths of expression of divergent positions are much greater.

We recommend that:

• the Episcopal Church (USA) be invited to express its regret that the proper constraints of the bonds of affection were breached in the events surrounding the election and consecration of a bishop for the See of New Hampshire, and for the consequences which followed, and that such an expression of regret would represent the desire of the Episcopal Church (USA) to remain within the Communion.

• pending such expression of regret, those who took part as consecrators of Gene Robinson should be invited to consider in all conscience whether they should withdraw themselves from representative functions in the Anglican Communion. We urge this in order to create the space necessary to enable the healing of the Communion. We advise that in the formation of their consciences, those involved consider the common good of the Anglican Communion, and seek advice through their primate and the Archbishop of Canterbury. We urge all members of the Communion to accord appropriate respect to such conscientious decisions.

• the Episcopal Church (USA) be invited to effect a moratorium on the election and consent to the consecration of any candidate to the episcopate who is living in a same gender union until some new consensus in the Anglican Communion emerges.
  
  

• The overall ECUSA has taken a liberal stance, and some members of the ECUSA (a few very conservative parishes, & Dioceses) do not agree with the overall direction of the ECUSA (and consecration of Bishop Robinson) and therefore should have an outside the U.S. source of pastoral care and governance provided by a special commission from the world-wide Anglican Community.

• This is the inside the U.S. issue.

• Four of about 100 Dioceses and ~45 congregations are “disaffected”

• The four Dioceses are attempting to modify their constitutions so they do not have to be responsible to the U.S. Church, which is opposing these actions: See http://www.episcopalchurch.org/79901_86899_ENG_HTM.htm

• Some foreign Primates are offering their structure as a place for these congregations to go. The Primate of Nigeria has helped create the “Convocation of Anglicans in North America” and has consecrated a U.S. priest, Martyn Minns as the bishop. This action is also decried by the Windsor Report.