Thanks for your comment. I really like your blog by the way and will link to it soon.

I am reading the new critical biography of Rowan Williams, _Rowan’s Rule_ by Rupert Smartt. In it he shows just how much of a deep, deep traditionalist Rowan is. His default posture on homosexual issues, like that of women, was completely in line with tradition.

And yet, as you well know, we are Protestants for a reason.

Rowan (before his enthronement) would argue that this issue is in some ways similar to women and slavery.

Scripture and Reason are prior to tradition.

I commend this biography to you.

Of course having said all of this, Rowan’s current view (as ABC) is that regardless of one’s view or convictions on this issue, all of that is trumped by our communion (sobornost) in the Global Church. This of course is what the Windsor Process are all about.