Choice of new Archbishop a 'colonial' stitch-up
Choice of new Archbishop a 'colonial' stitch-up
Tens of millions of Anglicans around world feel excluded by the "colonial" way the next Archbishop of Canterbury is being chosen, the leader of Church in Middle East and North Africa has said
By John Bingham, Religious Affairs Editor
THE TELEGRAPH
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/religion/9385196/Choice-of-new-Archbishop-a-colonial-stitch-up.html
JulY 9, 2012
In a rare intervention, Bishop Mouneer Anis of Egypt warned that many of the estimated 55 million Anglicans across Africa, the Middle East, Asia, Australasia and the Americans felt they had "no say" in the process of selecting a successor for Dr Rowan Williams.
He voiced fears that the selection committee, dominated by liberal-leaning British church leaders, would be unlikely to represent the traditionalist views of most Anglicans overseas.
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
Tens of millions of Anglicans around world feel excluded by the "colonial" way the next Archbishop of Canterbury is being chosen, the leader of Church in Middle East and North Africa has said
By John Bingham, Religious Affairs Editor
THE TELEGRAPH
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/religion/9385196/Choice-of-new-Archbishop-a-colonial-stitch-up.html
JulY 9, 2012
In a rare intervention, Bishop Mouneer Anis of Egypt warned that many of the estimated 55 million Anglicans across Africa, the Middle East, Asia, Australasia and the Americans felt they had "no say" in the process of selecting a successor for Dr Rowan Williams.He voiced fears that the selection committee, dominated by liberal-leaning British church leaders, would be unlikely to represent the traditionalist views of most Anglicans overseas.
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
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