Posted by
Rob Stevenson on Tuesday, November 27, 2007 2:21:05 AM
Archbishop
of Canterbury, the Rt Revd Rowan Williams, has denounced U.S. foreign
policy in Iraq and stated that they have lost the moral high ground
since 9/11.
See Greg Peters post on this issue here.
Here's my take:
Rowan Williams is perfectly within his rights to state his opinion on matters
of state and I do not intend to deny his claims at this time. However, being an
Anglican myself, I'm not sure it's wise for the leader of the Worldwide
Anglican Communion to publicize his personal opinion at such a critical
time in the life of the Episcopal Church.
He is fighting a losing battle with conservative Episcopalians in
the United States and it is difficult to see how this can have any
effect other than splintering a communion already held together with
scotch tape. The Rt Revd Rowan's statement, right or wrong, is unlikely
to change anyone's mind on anything and he needs to put his efforts
into forming a real moral unity in his own communion before trying to
spread it elsewhere.