“Perhaps the place to start is with the obvious: we are, and will remain, Episcopalians. We share, by God’s grace, in a wider fellowship, the Anglican Communion. Amidst our various opinions, we as the Diocese of Dallas are a ‘Communion Partners’ diocese, one that has maintained the traditional discipline on marriage. I have stated before that this unique perch gives us a particular witness within TEC and the Communion in which we seek to ‘speak the truth in love.’…”

Bishop’s Sumner full statement on the Primates Meeting can be found on the Diocese of Dallas’ web site.