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Britain's Queen Elizabeth II waves goodbye to the Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams, foreground right, as she is driven away after attending a multi-faith reception to mark the Diamond Jubilee of the Queen's Accession at Lambeth Palace in London, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012.

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Britain's Queen Elizabeth II listens as the Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams makes a speech as they attend a multi-faith reception to mark the Diamond Jubilee of the Queen's Accession at Lambeth Palace in London, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012.

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Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, second left, and the Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams, third from left, meet Sikh guests as they attend a multi-faith reception to mark the Diamond Jubilee of the Queen's Accession at Lambeth Palace in London, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012.

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Britain's Prince Charles (L) shakes hands with the Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, at a ceremony to celebrate the bicentenary of the birth of Charles Dickens, at Westminster Abbey in central London February 7, 2012.

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LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 16: Archbishop Rowan Williams gives a sermon as he attends a Service of Celebration to Mark the 400th Anniversary of the King James Bible at Westminster Abbey on November 16, 2011 in London, England.

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LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 14: Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams speaks during the Lord Mayor of the City of London's Banquet on November 14, 2011 in London, England. British Prime Minister Cameron addressed the audience of the the Newly Appointed Lord Mayor of the City of London...

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Britain's Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams arrives at the Lord Mayor's Banquet in the City of London November 14, 2011. Traditionally, the Prime Minister makes a major World Affairs speech at this occasion.

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ASSISI, ITALY - OCTOBER 27: Pope Benedict XVI and Archbiscop of Canterbury Rowan Williams (in red) pray with other religious leaders in front of the cript of Saint Francis at the end of the meeting 'Pilgrims of truth, pilgrims of peace ' a day of reflection, dialogue and prayer for peace...

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ASSISI, ITALY - OCTOBER 27: Pope Benedict XVI (L) arrives to the meeting 'Pilgrims of truth, pilgrims of peace' a day of reflection, dialogue and prayer for peace and justice in the world at the Saint Francis Basilica on October 27, 2011 in Assisi, Italy. The Pope met with...

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ASSISI, ITALY - OCTOBER 27: Pope Benedict XVI (3rdL), Rabbi David Rosen (4thL), Archbiscop of Canterbury Rowan Williams (L) and patriarch Bartholomew I (2ndL) attend the meeting 'Pilgrims of truth, pilgrims of peace' a day of reflection, dialogue and prayer for peace and justice in...

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ASSISI, ITALY - OCTOBER 27: (3rdL-R) Archbishop Norvan Zakarian, Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams, Ecumenical Patriarch of Orthodox Church Bartholomew I, Pope Benedict XVI, Rabbi David Rosen, Wande Abimbola, Acharya Shri Shrivatsa Goswami and Ja Seung, the head of South Korea's...

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ASSISI, ITALY - OCTOBER 27: Pope Benedict XVI (2ndL) embraces Rabbi David Rosen while Archbiscop of Canterbury Rowan Williams (L) embraces patriarch Bartholomew I at the Saint Francis Basilica on October 27, 2011 in Assisi, Italy. The Pontiff made a pilgrimage to the home of Saint...

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Pope Benedict XVI (R) greets Rabbi David Rosen (2nd R) as the Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams (L) and Ecumenical Patriarch of Orthodox Church Bartolomeo I watch at Santa Maria degli Angeli Basilica in Assisi October 27, 2011. Pope Benedict XVI is attending the "Prayer for...

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Pope Benedict XVI (R) sits beside the Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams (L) and Ecumenical Patriarch of Orthodox Church Bartolomeo I at Santa Maria degli Angeli Basilica in Assisi October 27, 2011. Pope Benedict XVI is attending the "Prayer for Peace," a inter-religious meeting in...

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Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams (L), leaves with Zambia's founding president Kenneth Kaunda after a meeting at the State House in the capital Lusaka, October 11, 2011.

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Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams (L), poses for a photograph with Zambia's President Michael Sata during a meeting at the State House in the capital Lusaka, October 11, 2011.

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Zambia's President Michael Sata (R) talks to Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury (L), at State House in Lusaka, on October 11, 2011 after a meeting. Williams began his three-nation African tour in Malawi to mark the Church's 150th anniversary in that country.

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The Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams (C) leaves with this bishops after his meeting with Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe at the State House in Harare, October 10, 2011. Williams met Mugabe on Monday to press the Zimbabwean leader to end violent suppression of the church and...

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The Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams, left, meets with Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe at the State House in Harare, Zimbabwe, Monday, Oct. 10, 2011. The Anglican Church in Zimbabwe has been divided since breakaway Bishop Nolbert Kunonga's excommunication in 2007. He has taken...

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Anglican spiritual leader Archbishop Rowan Williams of Canterbury looks on as he leads a mass attend by thousands of people gathered at the Harare stadium on October 9, 2011 as part of a two-day visit in solidarity with local Anglicans, embroiled in a feud with an excommunicated bishop,...

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Anglican spiritual leader Archbishop Rowan Williams of Canterbury greets the congregants gathered at the City Sports Centre in Harare on October 9, 2011, where the Archbishop led mass as part of a two-day visit in solidarity with local Anglicans embroiled in a feud with an excommunicated...

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The Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, conducts a service in Harare, Zimbabwe, Sunday, Oct. 9, 2011. The head of the worldwide Anglican church said Sunday it is "tragic" that lawlessness still prevails in Africa despite years of independence. The Archbishop told more than 10,000...

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Britain's Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams greets worshippers to a religious service in Harare, Zimbabwe, Sunday, October, 9, 2011. Zimbabwe Anglican Bishop Nolbert Kunonga supports President Robert Mugabe and has been excommunicated from the church for allegedly inciting...

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Anglican spiritual leader Archbishop Rowan Williams (R) of Canterbury greets Bishop Chad Gandiya (L) of the Harare diocese on Williams arrival in Harare on October 9, 2011 for a two-day visit in solidarity with local Anglicans embroiled in a feud with an excommunicated bishop who has seized...

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The Archbishop Bishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams (L), talks to orphans at a care center in the Thyolo district east of Blantyre, October 7, 2011. Williams, who on Thursday began a tour of southern Africa in Malawi, will arrive in Zimbabwe during the weekend in hope of calling on...