The issue is whether there will be a Christian church at all unless the march of islam is not halted. Who is a Bishop is irrelavant. One thing is for sure, if islam becomes the dominant religion there will be no gay clergy and no women Bishops.

Norm, Newcastle, UK

Little has changed in 2000 years - a church obsessed with sexuality, divided, every sect and faction claiming to have the correct interpretation of the teachings of Jesus and the Bible, reviling their brethren, denying the message of love, and ignoring the real issues in this tortured world of ours.

Peter Curran, Kirkliston, Scotland

I expect the Hindu people are laughing their heads off over this internal spat amongst the Anglican clergy. The Hindu religion has no head office, Hindu Archbishops or Popes and no bishops. Basically it all boils down to whether, as anglicans, you wish to follow the bible as it is written or not.

Len, Perth, Western Australia

Tradionalists / Taleban could somebody explain the difference please.

Duncan Manson, Kirkwall, Orkney

I wish the church put as many man-hours into alleviating world wide suffering in war zones as they did into the gay/woman clergy issue.
Jesus went out and talked about stuff of importance; to make people's lives better. The church just seems like another bickering organisation obsessed with politics

Ian, oldham, uk

I'm sorry,but Rowan williams was appointed to further the liberal agenda on women and Gay priests within the CofE.What has happened was always bound to happen as long as faithfull Anglicans stuck to the core 39 articles.What the liberals want is female dominated paganism!

raymond joseph douglas, Northampton, uk

It is really Tony Blair's fault. A very nice irony that he became a Catholic. The Anglican communion is doomed.

Doomed!!!!

Greg Lorriman, Leatherhead, UK

Rowan Williams is a big disappointment. He is not a strong leader. He is ignoring the teachings of Jesus.

Sue, Southampton, UK

Sadly, Rowan Williams may be a good man but he is a very poor leader. When faced with open rebellion by the American Church, he let them foment their seditious false doctrine instead of stating clearly that their beliefs are not Christian. He has truly sewed the wind and reaped the whirlwind.

Andy Smith, London,