Letter: Leadership and priorities in the Church of England
Your support helps us to tell the story
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.
Your support makes all the difference.Sir: It is sad to see Michael De-la- Noy arriving too late for the wrong party ('Dear George Carey', 6 January). For most people, the time for wine and cheese and boot the archbishop around is over. Dr Carey's visit to the Sudan has been widely recognised as an important and courageous act of pastoral responsibility.
To launch into such trivial criticism of him immediately after his return from such a visit shows an impeccable lack of timing. Has Mr De-la-Noy asked himself whether the desperate and forgotten people of the Sudan think that the
archbishop spends too much time overseas?
Is an Act of Synod really more important than civil war and starvation in other parts of the world?
One of the achievements of the Archbishop of Canterbury's first years in office has been the establishing of a partnership with the Archbishop of York which has given great strength to the leadership of the Church of England
and increased freedom to both
archbishops.
To suggest that Dr Carey has 'abdicated to the Archbishop of York the primary task for which he was selected, that of sorting out the ordination of women', only indicates that Mr De-la-Noy has very little understanding of either collective leadership or of priorities.
Yours sincerely,
PHILIP CROWE
Principal
Salisbury and Wells
Theological College
Salisbury
6 January
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
Comments