These issues overshadowed what might otherwise have been a controversial resolution on Episcopal-Lutheran relations. The ecumenical agreement is likely to receive more opposition from the ELCA when it meets in August, but the Rev. Dr. Richard Jeske, the Lutheran co-chair of the committee which drafted the agreement, told the Episcopal News Service that he was optimistic. Canada's Anglican Primate Seeks Unity and Inclusiveness . In an interview with Greenbelt Interfaith News , the head of the Anglican Church of Canada speaks about better ways for the world's Anglicans to achieve unity and inclusiveness. Last year, an Episcopal bishop was tried for heresy after he ordained a practicing homosexual.
Recent events show that Episcopalians continue to be deeply divided over gay issues.