…still not known, after all this time! But according to an article in the Church Times by Canon Angela Tilby, priest, author and former producer, it might be known quite soon.
Angela reminds us of the way in which Lambeth Palace (the Archbishop’s office) introduced Robert Runcie when he became Archbishop in 1980 and again, his successor, George Carey, in 1991. Of course, the Church doesn´t always get this right, but it is nonetheless a significant media moment.
She then reminds us of some of the rumours that are currently flying around: “The Crown Nominations Commission has a shortlist”; “There are no less than four women on it”; “This will be the end of the Anglican Communion”; “The choice will be delayed until next year”; “It will be announced before the end of the month.”
But who knows? Her conclusion “and it only is a guess”, she says, “is that the announcement will come sooner rather than later, and that the media will pour in immediately with questions about safeguarding and scandal, gay marriage, and splits”.
Read the article here.