Giles Fraser–it was the world wide web that finally did in the Anglican communion

In the end, it was probably Tim Berners-Lee that did for the Anglican communion. And yet he may also be exactly the right person to show the church how to put itself back together again. But more of that in a moment. The archbishop of Canterbury has just announced a final throw of the dice to keep the family together. He plans a looser structure ”“ not quite a divorce, but “sleeping in separate bedrooms”. It’s the right way forward. But it doesn’t go far enough.

Read it all from the Guardian.

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2 comments on “Giles Fraser–it was the world wide web that finally did in the Anglican communion

  1. BlueOntario says:

    Quite the interpretation. [blockquote] “…with English conservatives, fearing they were about to lose the gay argument back home, cleverly re-inventing the C of E as part of the worldwide communion in which they form a natural majority.” [/blockquote]

  2. dwstroudmd+ says:

    Ah, the guiles of Giles.