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...draws half its new clergy from the growing Evangelical wing, but men of more liberal stripe dominate among the bishops and power brokers. Thus it was a dramatic step last week when an amiable Evangelical named George Carey, Bishop of Bath and Wells, was named to be the 103rd Archbishop of Canterbury. Carey was one of two candidates that a 16- member commission proposed to Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, and Queen Elizabeth made the formal appointment. Carey next year will become the spiritual leader of both the English flock and 70 million Anglicans and Episcopalians in 164 countries...
...rapid appointment, a mere four months after incumbent Robert Runcie announced plans to step down, apparently indicated that the commission reached a strong consensus in favor of Carey. But the choice caught everyone from bishops to bookies by surprise. Most speculation had centered on more prominent figures, among them Archbishop of York John Habgood, a favorite of the intellectual left who confessed to some disappointment at being bypassed, and Liverpool social activist David Sheppard...
...ever vocal Anglican left too appears ready to accept the new Archbishop. After all, Carey has raised $900,000 in his diocese for inner-city aid and has written, "I have never found it easy to believe in God." Moreover, Carey strongly supports priesthood for women; he has even asked priests in Bath and Wells to consider resigning if they oppose women's ordination. His appointment, in fact, is read as a signal that church leaders and Thatcher's Tory government assume that women priests will get the go-ahead during the new Archbishop's reign. On the other hand...
...diversity you're looking for, you'll have better luck with the Board of Overseers, the larger of Harvard's two top governing boards. The 30 overseers, who are elected by Harvard alumni, include South African Archbishop Desmond M. Tutu, who was elected last year on a pro-divestment ticket despite all the best efforts of the Harvard establishment...
...urged for year; divest itself completely of all investments in companies that do business in South Africa. The University has dragged its feet on the issue for almost 20 years, latching on to one discredited compromise after another while ignoring the pleas of such moral authorities as South African Archbishop Desmond M. Tutu, a member of the Board of Overseers. An educational institution that claims to uphold moral principles must recognize the imperative to eschew profits derived from institutionalized racism...