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NEW YORK — Conservatives from the world’s largest Anglican provinces who are angered by liberal thinking in churches in North America and elsewhere plan to create a global fellowship that challenges worldwide Anglican unity but stops short of a formal split.
The plan is expected to be adopted today on the final day of the Global Anglican Future Conference in Jerusalem.
Opponents played down the significance of the new fellowship, contending the Anglican Communion already has networks of like-minded churches.
The Anglican Communion is a 77 million-member family of churches that trace their roots to the Church of England. The Episcopal Church is the U.S. Anglican body.
