After weeks of peacemaking over homosexuality, Rowan Williams points the finger of blame at North American churches.

The 2008 Lambeth Conference was held amid an atmosphere of boycotts over the 230 bishops who stayed away- and one who was never invited.

A US bishop has accused his own church of manipulating the Lambeth summit through briefing notes on liberal attitudes towards gay clergy.

A quarter of the world’s Anglican bishops boycotted on Wednesday a once-in-a- decade gathering of church leaders in a row over gay clergy.

Desmond Tutu on Sunday pleaded for unity among Anglicans as a gay bishop said it was a ”mistake” to bar him from their 10-yearly conference.