Dr Rowan Williams said the Church\u2019s General Synod had \u201cembarrassed\u201d\u009d itself by an alleged whispering campaign against the appointment of the Bishop of Dover to a senior internal position.<\/p>\n
It represents the latest clash between the Archbishop, the spiritual head of the 80 million-strong worldwide Anglican communion, and Synod members. Last year, Dr Williams suffered a major defeat over plans to allow women to be ordained as bishops.<\/p>\n
The latest row centred on the appointment of a new chair of the Church\u2019s business committee, who will help set the agendas for future assembly meetings, which usually take place twice a year.<\/p>\n
Read it all<\/a> and please also peruse the blog comments of Bishop Pete Broadbent about this there<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Dr Rowan Williams said the Church\u2019s General Synod had \u201cembarrassed\u201d\u009d itself by an alleged whispering campaign against the appointment of the Bishop of Dover to a senior internal position. It represents the latest clash between the Archbishop, the spiritual head…<\/span><\/p>\n