Justin Welby Reconciliation: Archbishop Of Canterbury Puts Focus On Bridging Differences

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As the new archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby is spiritual leader to nearly 80 million Anglicans around the world. Now, after being officially enthroned on Thursday (March 21), the 57-year-old former oil executive faces a monumental challenge: helping the Anglican Communion stay together amid profound differences over theology, gender and sexuality.

"We are struggling with very, very significant divisions, different ways of looking at the world coming out of our context, coming out of our history," Welby said in an interview with the PBS television program "Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly."

"Learning how we deal with those differences -- which are of themselves valuable things -- is really significant.

The worldwide Anglican Communion has more than 40 separate branches, including the Church of England, the Episcopal Church in the U.S. and numerous churches across Africa, Asia and South America. Theological and cultural differences over a series of issues, including homosexuality, have threatened to tear the Communion apart.

In an interview before his installation, Welby said he intends to promote reconciliation as one of his top priorities.

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