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New Archbishop will begin his reign amid controversy
Recently Queen Elizabeth II, supreme governor of the Church of England, formally approved the nomination of Dr. Rowan Williams, 52, as the new archbishop of Canterbury and head of the Church of England after a meeting with Prime Minister Tony Blair. When he is enthroned (probably early next year) as the 104th archbishop, it will be at a time when secularism threatens the spirituality of Britain as never before. Public interest in mainstream Christianity has fallen to an all-time low.
Although Dr. Williams (currently archbishop of Wales) is said to "read Scripture seriously" and to be orthodox in his basic beliefs, some of his public statements seem to run contrary to Scripture. Fellow Church of England clergyman William Taylor, rector of St. Helens Bishopgate in London, takes public issue with him. He said of the newly appointed archbishop: "Some of his views in the area of gender and sexuality are in conflict with the Bible. He has labelled those who disagree with him as adopting an ‘abstract fundamentalist’ use of scripture and of applying ‘narrow and crude’ criteria ... My hope is he will make a clear statement to the effect that his previous statements were ill-advised."
According to the same newspaper article, Mr. Taylor’s congregation "represents a strain of evangelical belief that has been openly critical of Dr. Williams’s support for the gay clergy."
Christians around the world may find some of Dr. Williams’ previous public declarations disturbing. Consider his lecture principally about homosexuality titled "The Body’s Grace" (1989):
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