"She and her church in full view of the world have defied this trend and engendered hope for many of us Christians who abhor this sort of male exclusivism," Hough continued.

Hough said "since misogyny is almost always accompanied by homophobia, it is hardly surprising that she has been the object of virulent attacks for her openness to gay ordination from some of her fellow bishops and clergy in the Anglican Communion."

"This visit by Mrs. Anderson further exacerbates an already tense, adversarial relationship that has developed between national leaders and diocesan officials. Unfortunately, she has sought to further divide the people of this diocese rather than to promote reconciliation. I regret that Mrs. Anderson has chosen to fan the flames of division and to advocate a rather one-sided view of the controversies that have overtaken The Episcopal Church in recent decades.

VOL feels particularly vindicated by this news.

We have exposed Bishop Mwamba and his complicity with Nickie Henderson, a pro-gay London cleric who has been angling for the job of Bishop of Lake Malawi.

VOL has viewed with alarm statements Bishop Mwamba has made about the African Anglican Church. He recently said that Anglican churches will soon return to their mission to alleviate poverty, disease and injustice and abandon a "fixation" with homosexuality.

The meeting of the House of Bishops will be the most defining moment in the history of The Episcopal Church since its founding in Jamestown, Virginia in 1607.

The boil of forty years of apostasy and heretical utterances will be publicly lanced for the entire world to see. It will not be a pleasant sight.