Every archbishop starts, like every president or prime minister, with expectations being thrown at them. Realising you’re not going to be able to meet them is part of the job. It is no walk in the park
Rowan Williams, former Archbishop of Canterbury, interview in the Telegraph, 18 March
I honestly don’t know whether the [Anglican] Communion will survive
ibid.
I have the good fortune to come to all this with a blank slate — I have no dreadful childhood memories of church and this one is careful not to interfere in my life. This church is happy to see me when I’m there, but asks nothing from me and doesn’t do guilt. I’m not sure every outfit is like this
Esther Walker, The Times, 12 March (see radio review)
Ultimately, as the Reverend Fergus Butler-Gallie recently put it, the only real way to save churches from dereliction is to go to them. Lest they become little more than a wayside shrine, these buildings will only be used for their intended purposes if people decide to start attending church services there
Adam James Pollock, The Critic, 15 March
There’s a lot of talk of us being a Christian nation, and historically, we have been, we are one; but the only chance of being a Christian nation again is if people come to Christ, or come back to Christ and start going to church again
Pat Allerton, Vicar of St Peter’s, Notting Hill, speaking to GB News about reports that the Green Party has proposed to disestablish the Church of England, 16 March
Do those Christians who bear grave responsibility in armed conflicts have the humility and courage to make a serious examination of conscience and to go to confession?
The Pope, speaking at a Vatican conference on confession, 13 March
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