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July 15, 2008

The Lambeth Conference is getting underway in Canterbury.

The meeting of the world's Anglican bishops only happens once every ten years.

The issue of sexuality is dominating with many conservative bishopsstaying away from the event in protest at the US Church's election of a gay bishop.

The Rt Revd John Packer is the Bishop of Ripon and Leeds.

He tells Premier the boycott is unfortunate.