Christ offers us unconditional unity. Global South bishops are wrong to split from the Anglican Communion

The Church should not be an echo chamber, says George Pitcher. Splitting over disagreements about same-sex marriage is not what Jesus modelled

Unity is unfashionable – and I’m not talking about the Mitford sister. We used to aspire to unity. We used to think that unity of purpose and of will were good things.

Note, I am not talking about uniformity, which is soulless and boring, but the kind of unity that affirms we’re all in this together. The type that takes the greatest satisfaction not in imposing our own convictions on others, but investing time in working together for the common good. 

By contrast, look around you and everywhere the message is that it’s my way or the highway. If you don’t like it, sling your hook. And if you’re not one of us, you’re the enemy.