17 September 2015 A.D. Archbishop of Canterbury plans to loosen ties of divided Anglican communion
17 September 2015 A.D. Archbishop of Canterbury plans to loosen ties of divided Anglican communion Brown, Andrew. Archbishop of Canterbury plans to loosen ties of divided Anglican communion Justin Welby to suggest looser organisation of worldwide body New group would no longer be linked by a common doctrine Liberal US and conservative African churches argued over sexuality The archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, believes the communion has become impossible to hold together due to arguments over power and sexuality. Photograph: AFP/Getty Images The archbishop of Canterbury is proposing to effectively dissolve the fractious and bitterly divided worldwide Anglican communion and replace it with a much looser grouping. Justin Welby has summoned all the 38 leaders of the national churches of the Anglican communion to a meeting in Canterbury next January, where he will propose that the communion be reorganised as a group of churches ...