Although I think that it is a positive sign, the reason for this had to do with the fact that many Anglicans and Episcopalians were enraged over the ordination of women and gay priests, as well as the blessing of same-sex unions:
ncronline.org...
Though the announcement did not single out any specific group of Anglicans, it responds to a request made two years ago by a breakaway group known as the “Traditional Anglican Communion,” a network claiming to represent some 400,000 Anglicans worldwide, including more than 5,000 in the United States, unhappy with liberalizing moves in the Anglican Communion, including the ordination of women as priests and bishops, the ordination of openly gay clergy and bishops, and the blessing of same-sex unions.
