Daniel French The Spectator How Sarah Mullally can fix the Church of England
Paul Sutton The Critic The conservative case for Sarah Mullally
Luke Coppen The Pillar Will the new Archbishop of Canterbury impact Anglican-Catholic ties?
The Church of Scotland Church Moderator and Principal Clerk send congratulations to the next Archbishop of Canterbury
The Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe congratulates new Archbishop of Canterbury
Donna Birrell Premier Christian News Abuse survivors ‘disappointed’ at Sarah Mullally’s appointment as Archbishop
Stephen Parsons Surviving Church What does the nomination of Bishop Mullally to Canterbury say about the Church of England?
Ian Paul Psephizo What challenges face Sarah Mullally as the new archbishop?
Theo Hobson Hail Sarah
Martine Oborne The Guardian The next archbishop of Canterbury has no time to waste in making change – this is what she will be up against
The Guardian Editorial The Guardian view on the first female archbishop of Canterbury: a choice that offers renewal and hope
Tim Wyatt New Statesman The first female Archbishop of Canterbury is a lifelong trailblazer
Ruth Peacock Religion Media Centre Sarah Mullaly smashed through ‘stained glass ceiling’ to become the next Archbishop of Canterbury
This is as good a place to ask as any. Much reference has been made on the previous threads about this appointment to the Fr Alan Griffin case. I’ve now read the “lessons learned” review, and as a student of such things it appears well-written and carefully considered. I don’t know much else about the case. My understanding is as follows. Mullally’s predecessor appointed, under circumstances unclear, someone to a rather vague role as “Head of Operations”. Mullally took over as bishop and, very shortly afterwards, the head of operations tendered their resignation. She, not unreasonably given the fact that… Read more »
Below is the short email from the Canadian Primate to the new ABC. The Guardian editorial seems to hit all the right notes: “Dame Sarah has been a powerful advocate for the rights of women in the Anglican church…”; ” An institutional inability to fully embrace the validity of same-sex love continues to leave Anglicans out of step with the nation they seek to serve spiritually.”; “the Church of England still has a vital role to play. As the far right co-opts the symbols of Christianity to promote hostility and intimidation…” Mullaly’s previous reference to an Emily Dickinson metaphor was a good… Read more »