We, the undersigned, do hereby petition and affirm to the Archbishop of Canterbury: 1) That we are the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered of the Anglican Communion, or friends thereof; 2) That we are subject to oppression, largely as a result of the injustice and discrimination that has been sponsored by the church catholic, or allowed to continue by the church\'s refusal to welcome us wholly into the Body of Christ; 3) That our oppression has consisted of violence, mental suffering, housing and employment discrimination, and other oppression; 4) That discrimination in the rites of the church perpetuates our oppression and institutionalizes it within the church; 5) That the Gospel of Jesus Christ calls the church to work for the marginalized, to work to bring the \"least of these\" to the center of society; 6) That as the Focus of Unity of the Anglican Communion, we look to the Archbishop of Canterbury to be an outward and visible presence of grace for all the baptized-- including those who are different from the established hierarchy; 7) That the Archbishop of Canterbury has an obligation as the Focus of Unity to highlight the needs of the marginalized in his special role as first among equals with primates who do not understand the cultural context of our oppression. Resolved, this 10th day of February, 2007, as the Primates prepare for their next meeting in Tanzania.

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