Threat of Extinction of the Anglican Church: leading bishop says either evangelize or fossilize

From The Asian Tribune-

The stark warning issued by Lord Carey, the former Archbishop of Canterbury, this week that the Anglican Church would be extinct in a generation, has opened up the intellectual, not necessarily the spiritual, debate about the influence – and the relevance - of once-powerful institution in the lives of indigenous majority of modern Britain.

“'We ought to be ashamed of ourselves. We are one generation away from extinction – if we do not invest in young people there is going to be no one in the future,” said Lord Carey in a church conference held in Shrewsbury, England. The frank admission shows that Dr Carey, who led the Church of England up until 2002, is prepared to accept his share of the blame for the inability of the institution to reverse the trend.

The Most Reverend John Sentamu, the Archbishop of York, was even more blunt in his assessment about the failures. While addressing the General Synod where the bishops debate on appointing women bishops, he partially recognized the problem: “the need is attracting new worshipers; everything else is like re-arranging furniture when house is on fire,” said the outspoken bishop while venting out his frustration.

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