Anglican bishops from all over the world are gathering at the Lambeth conference, named after the London borough that is home to the archbishop's palace. They only meet once every ten years, but the meeting that starts today will not be a happy reunion. Archbishop Rowan Williams will need supernatural forces to keep his church united.

There has been a strong reaction in the media and elsewhere to the Archbishop of Canterbury's remarks of yesterday on civil and religious law. Let's see what Archbishop Rowan Williams has actually said.

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has said that UK law needs to continue to find accommodation with religious legal codes such as the Islamic system of Sharia if community cohesion and development are to be achieved.