From The London Telegraph-The secretive Church of England committee chosing the next Archbishop of Canterbury has signalled that it has yet to reach a decision after three days of discussions.
The Crown Nominations Commission, said that its “prayerful” work of “discerning” who should be the next leader of the world’s 77 million Anglicans would “continue”.
In an attempt to quell speculation about the identity of Rowan Williams’s successor, the 16-member commission issued a brief communiqué saying only that a decision would be announced during the autumn.
The group, chaired by the former Tory minister Lord Luce, has been meeting behind closed doors since Wednesday in what is expected to be its final round of deliberations.
Its decision could be officially announced by Downing Street next week after being approved by the Queen, who is Supreme Governor of the Church of England.
Members have been sworn to secrecy for fear of leaks but the last few days have seen intense speculation about the likely choice of the next Archbishop.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/religion/9575466/Secretive-committee-still-discerning-next-Archbishop-of-Canterbury.html
No comments:
Post a Comment