The Communiqué of the Primates' Meeting was crafted by a Committee. As usual, very polite, kind and gracious language have been used to express the common mind and collective wisdom reached by the top spiritual leaders of the Anglican Communion. However, all these polite and gracious words could not hide the plain reality that there is severe impairment and fractured relationship in our Anglican Communion.

Moreover, we began openly to engage the thought that our differences within the House of Bishops, within the Episcopal Church USA (ECUSA), and within the Anglican Communion may be irreconcilable.

In particular, we examined the complete breakdown of trust among some groups within the House and perceptions of abuses of power on the one hand and unhelpful tactics on the other, which have brought us to the breaking point.

In February, the leaders of the world's churches - known as primates - met in Newry, Northern Ireland where the endorsement of same-sex relationships revealed a deep divide between North America and the rest of the world that some say may be permanent.

2. At the close of our meeting we spoke of our decision-making process and he asked to be present at the March 21 meeting. We declined and asked for a letter that I would read to all of you at the meeting.

3. Instead of allowing me to read our Bishop's response at our meeting, the Bishop elected to mail his letter to our members.