BREAKING: Archbishop of Canterbury to Resign

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I believe Dr Williams to be a learned and holy man - a man of deep prayer, and very knowledgeable about the Russian tradition.

I believe he has attempted a very difficult work as Archbishop of Canterbury and his move into the academic world is understandable.

I feel he has courage to step down and move on. Sadly few follow this path.

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Anna_Scott said:
Nine_Two,

Things are in bad shape and we are in desperate need of prayer. As more and more conservative Anglicans leave the Anglican Communion; and more and more liberals enter the Anglican Communion; it’s disturbing to imagine what the communion will look like even after a few more years.

Anna
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I agree except for what you said at the end. Yes, the Catholic Church – and the Orthodox Church as well – tends to romance Anglo-Catholics away from Anglicanism (or poach them, depending who you ask). However, I don’t think you’d see a big change in just a few years.
 
Peter_J said:
That’s not breaking news, even if it’s true.
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Thanks for that.

But please in the future, don’t link to the “print version” of an article. Linking to the original HTML version found on the web is appropriate.
 
Looks like it’s true, although it will be December rather than June.
On Friday Archbishop Rowan Williams announced that he will be stepping down from the office of Archbishop of Canterbury at the end of December 2012. Archbishop Williams, who has led the Anglican Communion since 2002, conveyed his intentions to Queen Elizabeth II, who is Supreme Governor of the Church of England and who formally appoints the Archbishop of Canterbury.
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news.va/en/news/archbishop-rowan-williams-announces-retirement
 
The_Idiot said:
Confirmed now on the BBC News website

bbc.co.uk/news/uk-17399403
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I was just reading some of the reactions quoted on that website. I like this one:
"His departure opens up the potential for a new leader to heal the deep divisions within the Anglican Communion.
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“What is needed is someone who will hold firm to Biblical truth in areas such as human sexuality in order to promote the gospel and unite the church in the face of militant secularism.”
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  • Chairman of evangelical group Reform the Reverend Rod Thomas
 
So who is next in line for Archbishop of Canterbury? I might have missed the post, not sure.

Peace
 
GaryTaylor said:
So who is next in line for Archbishop of Canterbury? I might have missed the post, not sure.
Peace
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Initial bets are on the current Archbishop of York. Or perhaps on +London. But time and politics will tell.

GKC
 
Peter_J said:
Nevertheless, having a liberal like Williams as Archbishop of Cantebury certainly didn’t help either the Church of England or the larger Anglican Communion.
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Actually, liberal is a pretty vague descriptor. Perhaps I should have said that he’s a strong proponent of unity-without-unity.
 
GaryTaylor said:
So who is next in line for Archbishop of Canterbury? I might have missed the post, not sure.

Peace
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Traditionally they alternate between members of the Evangelical and Anglo-Catholic wings of the Church. I believe Williams is from the Evangelical wing, so the next should be the more traditional Anglo-Catholic.
 
Nine_Two said:
Traditionally they alternate between members of the Evangelical and Anglo-Catholic wings of the Church. I believe Williams is from the Evangelical wing, so the next should be the more traditional Anglo-Catholic.
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Someone else can probably address this much better than I can, but I don’t think Williams can be described as either evangelical or catholic.
 
Peter_J said:
Someone else can probably address this much better than I can, but I don’t think Williams can be described as either evangelical or catholic.
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++Williams was known as an Anglo-Catholic, prior to his elevation.

GKC
 
GKC said:
++Williams was known as an Anglo-Catholic, prior to his elevation.
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Oh, alright. I can’t say I’m not a little surprised – aren’t Anglo-Catholics usually a bit more conservative than that?
 
Peter_J said:
Oh, alright. I can’t say I’m not a little surprised – aren’t Anglo-Catholics usually a bit more conservative than that?
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Agreed. His writings openly supported homosexuality prior to his elevation.
 
Peter_J said:
Oh, alright. I can’t say I’m not a little surprised – aren’t Anglo-Catholics usually a bit more conservative than that?
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The term Anglo-Catholic is quite vague and can mean different things to different people. Anglo-Catholics can ally themselves to the Affirming Catholicism movement (liberal Catholic) or the Forward in Faith movement or newly created Society of St Wilfred & St Hilda. The latter two are the more traditional Catholic movements within Anglicanism.
 
Symphorian said:
The term Anglo-Catholic is quite vague and can mean different things to different people. Anglo-Catholics can ally themselves to the Affirming Catholicism movement (liberal Catholic) or the Forward in Faith movement or newly created Society of St Wilfred & St Hilda. The latter two are the more traditional Catholic movements within Anglicanism.
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Within the CoE, true.

GKC
 
Symphorian said:
The term Anglo-Catholic is quite vague and can mean different things to different people.
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True.

I suppose with the creation of the new Ordinariates the new line will be that one can be in the Roman Communion and still be Anglo-Catholic.
 
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