John Sentamu, the Archbishop of York, has cut up his dog collar and is refusing to wear it again until Mugabe is no longer president of Zimbabwe. What a wonderful Archbishop he is, but what’s he doing in the Church of England?
The Church seems to be in decline in England, principally because it is at odds with modern society and the wider Anglican Church, with 70 million worldwide. And Church hierarchy seems more concerned with this 70 million.
As, indeed, they should. But not at the expense of England’s traditional Church. Now, I’m not a practicing Christian, but let me suggest a new way that could allow the best of both worlds for this beleaguered Church.
With two Archbishops, I suggest the national Church be headed, not by Canterbury as today, but by York – which would leave the Archbishop of Canterbury to run the worldwide Anglican Church. Fancy a new job, John?
© Anthony North, December 2007
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