St Andrews Cathedral in Sydney, hosted the service to mark the inauguration of Archbishop Carnley as primate - but this was not just a ceremonial move, but one rooted in controversy. Just why they decided to boycott the honouring of a new primate is an indication of the passion stirred by the election of liberal theologian Dr Peter Carnley. A few days earlier, Carnley, a renowned scholar with a taste for challenging orthodoxy, had written an article on the meaning of the resurrection. In it, he suggested that some other religions had merit which offered equally valid paths to God. The move has divided Anglicans across the country.

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