One of the country’s leading Anglican priests has attacked the “secrecy” surrounding the appointment of the next archbishop of Canterbury, amid claims that the committee making the choice has been unable to reach a decision.
Dr Giles Fraser, former canon chancellor of St Paul’s Cathedral, said there was “no good reason for secrecy. “[It] always looks like an Establishment stitch up,” he said. “We ought to have open elections.”
He spoke amid confusion over who will succeed Dr Rowan Williams as the leader of the Anglican church.
I agree with Dr Fraser that there is no good reason why the Crown Nominations Commission should keep the name secret. What’s the point in doing so?
RE: “One of the country’s leading Anglican priests . . . ”
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Open elections. Because Synod has been doing such an outstanding job. /cynicism
Giles should be careful otherwise he will end up as Revd Rentaquote.
I should say as someone who has belonged to parishes both in the COE and TEC, I rather prefer the COE process. Neither is perfect but the failings of the TEC way of doing things seem to me substantially more vicious.