Archbishop’s solace after ‘painful’ defeat
Dr Rowan Williams described Canterbury Cathedral, the mother church of the Church of England, as a “great open space” for people to come into and discover “new things” about human life and possibilities. When the Church itself looks dysfunctional or muddled (yes, I have noticed), there are still things that don’t change,” Dr Williams said.
“A couple of days after the Church of England’s painful vote on women bishops, I was back in Canterbury, looking at the building and thinking, ‘Not even these past few days take away the open space, the possibilities.’”