The Crown Nominations Commission (CNC), which met last week to choose a new Archbishop of Canterbury, has been unable to agree on the two names it submits to the Prime Minister. A short statement put out by the C of E communications department on Friday does not admit this as such, but this is the only reasonable interpretation of the phrase: “The work of the Commission continues.”
All meetings of the CNC are confidential, and it was a new departure this time to let it be known that a meeting was taking place. Church House staff were careful beforehand not to be drawn on whether this was the CNC’s final meeting, with good reason as it now appears.
Perhaps they ought to go back to letting the Queen choose the ABC. She seems to be a person of good moral character, a good judge of character and who can make decisions.
If only they would
I hope that this drags out for weeks and weeks so that all of the know-it-all pundits can air their speculations and show the entire institution for what it really has become, an enormous, top-heavy millstone! The North Americans and other self-appointed Defenders of the Faith will be beside themselves. Its high time this case was made a DNR.
“Perhaps they ought to go back to letting the Queen choose the ABC.”
And then the archbishop after that?
King Charles III would likely choose an Imam.
Or go back even further and let the Pope choose!