Archbishop of Canterbury: Anglicans ‘must have space for deep disagreement’
September 18, 2015
Amid division within the Anglican Communion over homosexuality and women’s ordination, Archbishop Justin Welby of Canterbury invited the 37 Anglican primates to a January meeting to discuss the Communion’s future.
“The difference between our societies and cultures, as well as the speed of cultural change in much of the global north, tempts us to divide as Christians: when the command of scripture, the prayer of Jesus, the tradition of the church and our theological understanding urges unity,” he wrote.
“A 21st-century Anglican family must have space for deep disagreement, and even mutual criticism, so long as we are faithful to the revelation of Jesus Christ, together,” he added. “We have no Anglican pope.”
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Further information:
- Archbishop of Canterbury calls for Primates' Gathering (Archbishop Justin Welby)
- Archbishop of Canterbury calls for Anglican Church to 'abandon idea it has global consensus' (The Independent)
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