What value Marek Zabriskie's observations in "Breaking Away" may have had was negated by the nastiness and vituperation of the last paragraph. Although the consecrations of Bishops Murphy and Rodgers were irregular, they were every bit as valid as the ordinations of the "Philadelphia 11," whom Fr. Zabriskie recognizes as priests.

It is disingenuous to state that "the primates of the Anglican Communion do not accept Mr. Rogers or Mr. Murphy as bishops" when two primates were among the consecrators and several others expressed their approval. Those angry with Bishops Rodgers and Murphy cannot have it both ways: If they want others to abide by the Lambeth Conference's position on respecting diocesan boundaries, they must be willing to abide by Lambeth's position on human sexuality. It would seem that Fr. Zabriskie's understanding is that there is room for everybody in Anglicanism except those awful "fundamentalists."

(The Rev.) Kenneth Aldrich

Trinity Church

Red Bank, N.J.