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...established, or state, Church of England, which counts half the population as baptized members, attracts only about 3% to regular weekly or monthly services. Empty churches, dwindling attendance: it looks like a church in serious decline. So the media interest over the early retirement of Archbishop of Canterbury George Carey, 66, and the intense speculation about his successor surprised many churchmen. Says former Archdeacon of York George Austin: "I had just written an article saying there was now no interest left in the church at all. I had to change...
...very status in British society normally invites attention, but that hardly explains the smears and gossip that surfaced as soon as Carey's possible successors were named. It seemed that church factions had already started jostling to get their man in the job, in a scenario right out of the Barsetshire novels of Anthony Trollope, who vividly chronicled the intrigues of 19th century cathedral politics...
...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...
...they present new things. Well before the first day of pre-school, parents can begin slowly exposing the child to the idea: go for a drive to the school one day, return for a walk around the halls the next. "Give the child lead time," says Dr. William B. Carey, professor of pediatrics at the University of Pennsylvania, "but insist the change be made...