Canterbury Fails – The Catholic Thing

When it was announced that the next archbishop of Canterbury would be a woman (Sarah Mullally) with progressive views on homosexuality and abortion, social media erupted with a combination of outrage, congratulations, derision, and triumph. A few days later, an even noisier eruption was caused by the news of subway-style graffiti plastered over Canterbury Cathedral, which prompted even the vice president of the United States to express disgust. Since the Reformation, England’s established Church has enjoyed affectionate but lukewarm public support. The question now is whether Mullally, a former director of nursing at the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, who has expertly bandaged the limbs of Anglo-Catholics in London, can heal the more severe injuries of opponents of homosexual blessings.