The Men In Frocks Get Fractious

As English summers go, this one has not been too bad, thus far.
The summer solstice is now past, and the nights will start to draw in.
But the earth is still warming up, and although in the shade the temperature is still rather cool, the sun's rays are full of energy, and everything down on the allotment is growing well.
All this has put Nosher in a good mood, but the men in frocks take no notice of people like Nosher, and are instead feeling rather fractious.
'You'd think they'd just be happy in their self-righteousness, and leave everyone else in peace' Nosher remarked, as we sat in our old deckchairs on the grass in front of Nosher's shed, soaking up the warm caress of the sun.
'No, I don't think that's going to happen any day soon' I said 'you're talking about the Global Anglican Futures Conference at Jerusalem, and the 280 Anglican Bishops who are attending are hardly likely just to have a good time and pat each other on the back for being so holy.'
'I read in the Guardian [yes, Nosher occasionally reads something other than the Daily Mail! - Ed.] that this bash is costing £2.5 million pounds - why on earth couldn't they have spent that money on alleviating poverty or on other good works, and simply e-mailed each other?'
The thought of befrocked bishops frantically emailing homophobic sentiments to each other reduced us to pensive silence. But not for long.
'Peter Akinola, the Archbishop of Nigeria, has called Rowan Williams and apostate' I said 'and others have called on Williams to resign. Even Michael Nazir-Ali, the Bishop of Rochester, is at Gafcon, and some Williams loyalists are calling him a disgrace, or words to that effect. I don't suppose he'll be attending the Lambeth Conference this time.'
'Well' said Nosher 'there's another 600 Anglican bishops left to make Lambeth go with a swing, but I can't help feeling that Anglicanism is facing a schism of massive proportions.'
'Might not be a bad thing' I said 'so long as the homophobes aren't the ones left in charge in England - but if they do gain control, things are going to get interesting!'
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