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...times haven't changed that much. Another one of the criticisms of Nazir-Ali was that he was too willing to discuss his candidacy during a bbc interview. Still, the race has many months to run before Carey leaves the job in October. And appointing Nazir-Ali as the 104th Primate of All England might be tempting as an inclusive gesture to the Anglican Communion - and, since he is an Islam expert, a pragmatic one. "This may indeed influence the choice," says Austin. "But the bishop is worthy of the job anyway." Nevertheless, by the end of week, Nazir...
Among the most contentious issues in the selection process are likely to be the treatment of homosexual priests (under Carey, the Church has taken the line that practicing homosexuals should not be ordained) and women priests (the first was ordained in 1994). Since then hundreds of priests have resigned over the matter of women clergy or have actively resisted accepting them in their parishes. Some dissenters have even defected to Catholicism. Though there are now some 2,500 women serving the Church of England as priests, there is no female bishop and none in sight...
...issue, and this could affect his chances for the top job. On the other hand, it may not hurt that Chartres, a cerebral member of the Church of England's An-glo-Catholic wing, is highly regarded by Prince Charles, who likes his traditionalist approach and asked Chartres - not Carey - to confirm Prince William. Also with a friend in the top job, Charles might find it easier eventually to marry Camilla Parker Bowles. Divorced couples are currently remarried in the church only at the discretion of the priest - another thorny issue waiting to ambush the Canterbury incumbent. Meanwhile, Chartres...
...this would be unusual, before recommending one to the Queen, who then appoints his choice. The process is an expression of the strange union between church and state that Britain inherited from Henry VIII. There have long been calls for disestablishment of the church - its separation from the state. Carey, like his predecessors, has opposed them...
Whoever gets the job knows he will have a hard task in keeping the unwieldy Anglican Communion afloat and the domestic church from falling further into irrelevance. Carey is revered in the Third World, where there are genuine areas of Anglican growth. But it's at home, with a church that Carey once likened to an "elderly lady, muttering ancient platitudes through toothless gums," that the problems may seem darkest. There are pockets of hope. Ordinations have risen by 50% in the last five years - with the help of women - black churches are vibrant, and evangelical crusades like the Alpha...