The following information on the Installation of the 106th Archbishop of Canterbury has been posted on the website of the Archbishop of Canterbury; details about the Installation service will be shared in the lead up to the service. For completeness, … Continue reading →| Law & Religion UK
The announcement of the choice of the Bishop of London, Dame Sarah Mallally, to be the next Archbishop of Canterbury has been accompanied by frequent references to the Archbishop of Canterbury as t…| Reflections of an Anglican Theologian
(Opinion) In the wake of the historic schism that has fractured the worldwide Anglican Communion, lazy and ignorant narratives have already begun to emerge. The secular media and even some progressive Christian outlets would have you believe this is a simple story of progress versus bigotry—a misogynistic, homophobic, and unenlightened conclave of Global South bishops mostly from the African continent breaking away because a woman was put in charge. This narrative is not only wrong; it’s ...| The Roys Report
Weeks after the appointment of the Rt. Rev. Sarah Mullally as the leader of the Anglican Communion, conservative Anglican prelates in Africa have rejected the authority of the Archbishop of Canterbury and have proclaimed their own network of conservative churches the official voice of Anglicanism. “The majority of the Anglican Communion still believes that the Bible requires a male-only episcopacy. Therefore, her appointment will make it impossible for the archbishop of Canterbury to serve ...| The Roys Report
Martin Davie writes: The announcement of the choice of the Bishop of London, Dame Sarah Mallally, to be the next Archbishop of Canterbury has been accompanied by frequent references to the Archbishop of Canterbury as the ‘head of the Church of England’ or the ‘head of the Anglican Communion.’ In this post I shall explain why both of these statements are misleading, what roles the Archbishop of Canterbury actually has in the Church of England and the wider Anglican Communion, and the...| Psephizo
Anglican women bishops in Africa are celebrating the unprecedented appointment of the Rev. Sarah Mullally as archbishop-elect of Canterbury, becoming on Friday the first woman selected as spiritual leader of the Church of England. Meanwhile, African traditionalists are rejecting the move as another miss for the Anglican Communion struggling to remain united. Mullally, 63, is a former nurse who was ordained a priest in 2006. She became the first female bishop of London in 2018.| The Roys Report
The Rt. Rev. and Rt. Hon. Dame Sarah Mullally, Anglican Bishop of London, will become the next Archbishop of Canterbury, Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s office announced Friday. She is the first female to be named to the role. While the position is technically the equal of others in the global 85 million-member Anglican church, the Archbishop of Canterbury has long been regarded as “first among equals.” That could be challenging in more conservative Anglican regions, which have resisted o...| The Roys Report
Andrew Goddard writes: What follows demonstrates a recent statement about PLF by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, is significantly misleading in relation to what the bishops have decided, what the church teaches on sexual ethics, who PLF is for, and what PLF offers. This development, contradicting and undermining past theological and legal advice as| Psephizo
