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It's either endgame for the Anglican Communion (as we know it) or a clever compromise that will help to hold the Communion together. Rowan Williams has decided not to invite Bishop Gene Robinson, the gay bishop of New Hampshire, to the next -- and is Bishop Martyn Minns of the traditionalist , who was consecrated a bishop on 5 May in Woodbridge, Virginia, by the Nigerian primate, Archbishop Peter Akinola.

Gene Robinson is, understandably, ; he regards the Archbishop of Canterbury's decision as a "an affront to the entire Episcopal Church".

Martyn Minns's , in careful Anglican language, hinted that things are about to get even worse for the Communion:

Depending on the response of The Episcopal Church to the Primates’ communiqué by September 30, the situation may become even more complex. One thing is clear, a great deal can and will happen before next July.

Traditionalists like Martyn Minns, and arch-traditionalists like his consecrator Peter Akinola, will not be satisfied merely by the "official absence" of Gene Robinson at the Lambeth Conference. I say "official absence" because the Communion's Secretary General sugested today that Gene Robinson may still be present at a non-voting guest at the next Lambeth Conference.

Whether or not he makes it to Lambeth, Gene Robinson has already made it to ´óÏó´«Ã½ Northern Ireland, and you've another chance to see my interview with him on Sunday night on ´óÏó´«Ã½ 1. Until then, this will entertain you . . .