(9 Oct 2011)
1. Procession, with clergyman swinging incense burner
2. Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, in full regalia, in procession waving to crowd
3. Williams at altar, pull out to show congregation
4. Pull out from woman singing to choir singing
5. Women choristers singing
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury:
"Your life here is tortured by uncertainty and the constant risk of attack, yet it speaks to all of us in the worldwide Anglican Communion of the victory of Jesus Christ and the undefeated will of God to welcome all people into his kingdom."
7. Pull out from congregants attending mass
8. Man waving incense in front of Williams
9. Pull-out of men singing and dancing
STORYLINE:
The head of the worldwide Anglican church said on Sunday during a visit to Zimbabwe that Christianity should not be about politics but about God.
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, told more than 15-thousand mainstream Anglican worshippers gathered for mass at a stadium in Harare that Anglican worshippers are constantly "tortured by uncertainty and ... risk of attack" in the southern African country.
He praised the worshippers for their courage amid a bitter dispute between the followers of breakaway Bishop Nolbert Kunonga and mainstream Anglican church worshippers.
Kunonga, a loyalist of longtime ruler President Robert Mugabe, was excommunicated in 2007 by the main Anglican Province of Central Africa and the worldwide head of the church.
He was accused of inciting violence in sermons supporting Mugabe's party.
The Anglican Church in Zimbabwe has been divided since Kunonga's excommunication.
He has taken over the main cathedral, schools and the church's bank accounts.
The schism in the church has left mainstream Anglicans without places of worship and they've experienced intimidation and alleged threats of violence.
Williams on Sunday urged the worshippers not to be embroiled in violence or retaliation.
The Archbishop is expected to meet Mugabe on Monday to discuss an end to the disruptions.
Also on Sunday, Kunonga and his supporters demonstrated outside Harare's main cathedral against Williams' visit.
Kunonga insists he split from the Anglican church because of its position on gay marriage.
Leaders of the global Anglican Communion have condemned gay relationships as a violation of Scripture.
However, the Anglican Communion is loosely organised without one authoritative leader such as a pope, so some individual provinces have decided on their own that they should move toward accepting same-gender unions.
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