Earlier, Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams urged clergy and bishops from the Canterbury Diocese to approve the legislation in order for it to be debated further on Monday.
Then in the space of two days the cathedral abandoned legal action, and the Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams attempted to wrest back control of the protest agenda.
The Pope later met representatives of other faiths, including the Chief Rabbi Lord Sacks, and will go on to visit Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams at Lambeth Palace.
The Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams - the spiritual head of the Church - said the divisions arising in the global Anglican Communion following the consecration were "a matter of deep regret".
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The former Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams has taken up his position as Master of Magdalene College at the University of Cambridge.
Over in the Lords (from 2.30pm), the first event of the day is the introduction of the former Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, who is reincarnated back into the House as Lord Williams of Oystermouth.
The recently retired Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams, a familiar figure at the literary festival, will also participate.
The issue over gay bishops has blighted the Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams's first year as head of the Anglican Communion.
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The report by Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams's office is believed to be the first of its kind in the Church of England for more than a century.
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, has also firmly denied that the Church is in some way backing away from evangelism, but the dispute is likely to have an ominous outcome for Dr Williams.
He will spend two days in London, where he is due to meet with the Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams, give an address at Westminster Hall and hold a prayer vigil in Hyde Park.
The leader of the Church of England, Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams, has said the law should not be used as a tool to bring about such social changes such as gay marriage, and may turn out to be ahead of majority opinion.
The former Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has become patron of the Cambridge City Foodbank.
In his sermon, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, said WWI fundamentally shook the roots of society.
The Commons does not sit on Friday , but in the Lords, from 10am, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams leads a debate on the situation of Christians in the Middle East.
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This year we have already seen the Archbishop of Canterbury Dr. Rowan Williams deliver the "Motion for an Humble Address on the occasion of Her Majesty The Queen's Diamond Jubilee" in the House of Lords.
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, told members of the General Synod in York at an emergency discussion on Friday night that it was the wrong time to discuss the dispute, especially without Dr John's presence.
The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Reverend Rowan Williams, his soon-to-be successor the Bishop of Durham, the Right Reverend Justin Welby, and the Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu will be tweeting.
Pope John Paul has made a point of establishing a dialogue with other religions and other Christian denominations. (Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury and head of the worldwide Anglican Communion, is due to visit the pope this weekend.) However, he has still managed to offend or alienate many of them.
Ironically, we all owe a debt of gratitude to Rowan Williams, who in his capacity of Archbishop of Canterbury is the head of the Church of England.
Reason enough for concern, but for Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury, there may be still more ominous implications.
During the service, Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury, praised the queen's devotion and service -- and wished Prince Philip well.
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Dr. Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury, and Lord Phillips, the former Lord Chief Justice, argued in 2008 that Sharia courts should be used to resolve disputes among Muslims.
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