Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams, the leading cleric in the Worldwide Anglican Communion, is trying to persuade members of the Church of England’s upcoming General Synod to support the ordination of women as Anglican bishops.
In an article published in the Anglican newspaper The Church Times, Archbishop Williams said the church legislation “will shape the future of the Church of England for generations.” He contended that a vote against the proposal “risks committing us to a period of continued and perhaps intensified internal conflict with no clearly guaranteed outcome.”
So much for his previous statements about those opposed to women’s ordination have equally valid theological arguments.
Rowan the Lost is now also Rowan the Clueless.
The one sure way to ensure that there will never be a reunion between Anglicans and Roman Catholics is to keep pressing for the ridiculous scheme of creating women bishops everywhere in the Anglican Communion.
[i]It isn’t going to happen, Your Grace![/i]
His opposition to, “a period of continued and perhaps intensified internal conflict with no clearly guaranteed outcome” is slightly odd given his willingness to accept just such in the Communion.
[blockquote] “He contended that a vote against the proposal “risks committing us to a period of continued and perhaps intensified internal conflict with no clearly guaranteed outcomeâ€.” [/blockquote]
Which is exactly what a vote FOR the proposal commits CofE to.
The Archbishop would be better to try frankness and honesty next time – admit to his hearers that intensified conflict is what he is leading them to.