US EditionArchbishop of Canterbury could scale back global role to avert Anglican schism
GREATER LONDON, ENGLAND, JUL 11 – The Anglican Communion aims to ease tensions over LGBTQ+ inclusion and women's ordination by proposing a rotating leadership model representing five global regions, covering 85 million members.
- The Anglican Communion is considering a rotating international figurehead to share the Archbishop of Canterbury’s global duties amid ongoing divisions.
- This proposal stems from deep disagreements within the Church of England regarding the acceptance of LGBTQ+ individuals and the ordination of women, issues that have put its long-standing leadership position under strain.
- Bishop Graham Tomlin and others emphasize the need to change existing structures, suggesting a six-year rotating leadership across five global regions for better representation.
- Archbishop Laurent Mbanda emphasized that Gafcon remains a part of the Anglican Communion and has no intention of departing from it, while Bishop Joanne Grenfell remarked that the responsibilities of the Archbishop may be too great for a single individual to manage.
- If adopted at the 2026 gathering, these reforms could dilute the Archbishop’s symbolic primacy to reflect global diversity and help prevent an Anglican schism.
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Archbishop of Canterbury could scale back global role to avert Anglican schism
The Anglican Communion is attempting to prevent internal divisions over ordination of women and inclusion of the LGBTQ+ community from tearing apart the world's third-largest Christian faith.
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The Anglican Communion is considering diluting the Archbishop of Canterbury's symbolic leadership to prevent internal divisions over LGBTQ+ inclusion and women's ordination. Proposals suggest a rotating international figurehead across global regions to share duties. These changes aim to reflect the church's modern diversity and avert potential splits.
The Church of England considers easing the role of the Archbishop of Canterbury - so they try to prevent internal disagreements such as attitudes towards LGBTQ+
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