Accusations of schism flying in run up to General Synod.
The "new spirit of generosity and pragmatism" which Bishop Martyn Snow recently identified was in short supply.
Recently, the orthodox grouping 'The Alliance' wrote an open letter to the Archbishops of York and Canterbury pleading with them, not to introduce standalone services of blessing for same-sex couples without following, "the lawful constitutional path to preserve the unity of the Church throughout the Anglican Communion."