But his language has been seen by some observers - including one of his own clergymen, Reverend Andrew Sempell of St James' Church - as laying the groundwork for a future split.
Kodwa ulimi lwakhe luye lwabhekwa abanye – kuhlanganise nomfundisi wakhe, UMfundisi u-Andrew Sempell weSonto i-St James – njengolubeka isisekelo sokuhlukana kwesikhathi esizayo.