The Most Rev. Dr. Mouneer Anis, President Bishop of the Anglican Province of Jerusalem and the Middle East, has resigned from the Standing Committee of the Anglican Communion.

In a letter dated Jan. 30, Bishop Anis wrote to his fellow primates and to members of the standing committee:

After much prayer and consideration, I hereby submit my resignation from the Standing Committee of the Anglican Communion (SCAC). I have come to realize that my presence in the current SCAC has no value whatsoever and my voice is like a useless cry in the wilderness. …

I have attended every meeting of the Standing Committee as well as the [Anglican Consultative Council]-14. However, I have come to the sad realization that there is no desire within the ACC and the SCAC to follow through on the recommendations that have been taken by other Instruments of Communion to sort out the problems which face the Anglican Communion and which are tearing its fabric apart.

The full text of his resignation letter is available from the Diocese of Egypt as a PDF.