Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
Editorials & Other Articles
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
General Discussion
Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDame Sarah Mullally will become the first female Archbishop of Canterbury
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c179yvn08njo"If you want to go fast, go alone - if you want to go far, go together," Dame Sarah Mullally said in her first public address as the new Archbishop of Canterbury designate.
But Friday's choice for the first time ever - of a woman as the spiritual leader of both the Church of England and the worldwide Anglican Communion already seems like it may exacerbate the deep fissures within that community.
The Global Fellowship of Confessing Anglicans (Gafcon), which is a network of conservative Anglican churches across Africa and Asia, received the news "with sorrow".
The Church of Southern Africa, on the other hand, called the appointment "historic" and said "we heartily welcome the announcement".
The Church of England which some people call "The Mother Church" because it was the first Anglican Church is broadly considered to have moved in a more liberal direction than some churches elsewhere, not least in Africa, where it is estimated that two-thirds of Anglicans live.
The issues which divide the global Anglican Communion included the ordination of women bishops in 2014 and the acceptance of same-sex relationships in 2023.
Many conservative Christians believe that only men should be consecrated as bishops.
Have the Episcopalians inthe US weighed in?
4 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies

Dame Sarah Mullally will become the first female Archbishop of Canterbury (Original Post)
malaise
2 hrs ago
OP
Ocelot II
(127,512 posts)1. The US Episcopal Church has weighed in, and positively:
Response to malaise (Original post)
eShirl This message was self-deleted by its author.
obamanut2012
(28,868 posts)3. The Episcopal Church is in communion with the Anglican Church
We welcome her with gladness!
TommyT139
(1,967 posts)4. Thanks be to God!
Such wonderful news!
Here is an article that doesn't give primacy* to the opinions of misogynist homophobes:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/03/sarah-mullally--named-first-female-archbishop-of-canterbury
And if you are looking for more hopeful news, in August, the latest Archbishop of Wales was appointed. Cherry Vann was the first female archbishop in the UK, and is an out lesbian.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/03/cherry-vann-archbishop-of-wales-interview
* Pun intended!