Tag: Archbishop of Canterbury

Why won’t Archbishop Williams stand up to bigots?

But, most worryingly, the Archbishop’s position gives ammunition to those regimes where institutionalised homophobia and misogyny have truly tragic consequences. Two of the bishops who’ve been vocal in their lambasting of the liberals hail from Uganda and Nigeria, states where punitive laws against homosexuals are still on the statute book…

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Williams addresses Muslims

Dr. Williams acknowledges that Christian belief in the Trinity is “difficult, sometimes offensive, to Muslims” but has said “I believe that for the sake of open and careful dialogue it is important to try and clarify what we do and what we do not mean by it”. – Press release

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Bees at Lambeth Palace

The bees are back at Lambeth Palace. Dr Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury, sought out experts to set up hives in its grounds shortly after his appointment, and now there are 10.

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Archbishop Williams responds to GAFCON

We have seen instances of intervention in dioceses whose leadership is unquestionably orthodox simply because of local difficulties of a personal and administrative nature. We have also seen instances of clergy disciplined for scandalous behaviour in one jurisdiction accepted in another, apparently without due process.

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Same sex marriage and Christian theology

Conservative Christians say opening marriage to gay couples would undermine an immutable institution founded on divine revelation. But, theologically, support for same-sex marriage is not a dramatic break with tradition, but a recognition that the church’s understanding of marriage has changed dramatically over 2,000 years.

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Williams says Church is strong

Earlier this week, Archbishop Rowan Williams addressed the Diocese of Hereford and got a standing ovation when he said the issues presently facing the church were serious ones, but would not split the Church of England.

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The Archbishops’ “erroneous” letter

The Church Times on the wedding: Anglicans overseas who do not know the legal force of the clergy freehold might be convinced that the Archbishops are about to crack the whip in some way. But the simple truth is that a cleric who holds the freehold … is at liberty to make up his or her mind about the relative merits of various pronouncements on theology or ethics.

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