The Archbishop of Canterbury has continued his quest for Anglican unity with a strong statement against living in sin and gay sex.

Dr Rowan Williams said: "I do not believe that sex outside marriage is as God purposes it."

And he said he remained "committed" to the Church's official stance against gay sex, which aims to preserve Biblical norms.

Dr Williams denied that the Anglican Communion was at an end and said he did not believe the Church of England had entered the Lambeth Conference as “a bleeding, hunted animal with arrows in its side” as a result of the vote on women bishops which took place at General Synod last month

Full story:

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/faith/article4377966.ece

Ruth Gledhill's blog:

http://timescolumns.typepad.com/gledhill/2008/07/lambeth-diary.html