THE TELEGRAPH: The Archbishop of Canterbury is bracing himself for an angry confrontation with senior Church members as he refuses to apologise over the sharia law row.
Dr Rowan Williams has faced fresh calls for his resignation and claims from within the Anglican Church that confidence in him had "plummeted".
He will use his presidential address at the start of the General Synod, the Church of England's parliament, to attempt to head off pressure for an emergency debate on his competence.
A number of Synod members have urged the beleaguered Archbishop to quit, and are likely to try to force the issue on to the agenda during a debate on the four-day Synod's business. A spokesman said Dr Williams, who will speak immediately before the debate, had no intention of resigning.
Friends said he would not back down or seek sympathy by portraying himself as a martyr. They added he was more likely to use his first public comments on the furore to defuse the tension with attempted humour… >>> By Jonathan Ptere, Religion Correspondent
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