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TORONTO, October 22, 2002 (LSN.ca) – Dr. George Carey, who is retiring as Archbishop of Canterbury, warned this week that his successor, Dr. Rowan Williams, must deal with the worldwide repercussions for Anglicanism of renegade Vancouver Bishop Michael Ingham’s endorsement of same-sex marriage.  “What I’m very worried about,” Carey said after a service to mark the 125th anniversary of University of Toronto’s Wycliffe College, “is when one diocese in province X makes a decision that actually is going to undermine our collegiality and unity. … I’m saying to [Ingham] and to the House of Bishops [that] if you go this way then of course it’s going to impact on other parts of the communion”—a term that refers to all Anglican churches around the world.  But Ingham and his circle are well aware that the Canadian house of bishops is not a courageous body. “This issue is now on the agenda of the House of Bishops in Canada,” Neale Adams said from Vancouver. “It isn’t before the Archbishop of Canterbury, who has no jurisdiction on the matter.”  All but one of Canada’s 30 bishops officially adhere to 1979 guidelines reaffirmed in 1997 preventing the blessing of same-sex unions.  For related coverage see:  https://www.canada.com/search/story.aspx?id=7af622a5-9609-4dc6-8f82-38d075e82755   For previous LifeSite coverage of the Anglican controversy see:  OUTGOING ANGLICAN ARCHBISHOP WARNS OF SCHISM OVER HOMOSEXUALITY https://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2002/sep/02091805.html   NEW HEAD OF ANGLICAN CHURCH BOTH A BLESSING AND A CURSE https://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2002/jul/02072306.html