From National Catholic Reporter-Bishop Justin Welby, a former oil executive who’s emerged as a critic of corporate excess, was named Nov. 9 as the 105th archbishop of Canterbury, primate of the Church of England and leader of the worldwide 77 million-member Anglican Communion.
A statement from British Prime Minister David Cameron confirmed the appointment after two days of speculation. Welby, 56, succeeds Archbishop Rowan Williams, who will return to academia at Cambridge University next year.
Speaking at a news conference on Nov. 9, Welby said he is “utterly optimistic” about the future of the Church of England.
He said that the question of gay marriage in his new global flock was a complicated issue “and not one to be handled today, off the cuff.”
But he offered a definite olive branch to the gay community despite reaffirming his opposition to same-sex marriage. Welby pledged to re-examine his own thinking on homosexuality while speaking out against exclusion and homophobia.
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http://ncronline.org/news/people/new-archbishop-inherits-divided-anglican-communion
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