The Anglican Communion – has the ship sailed?

Posted on October 15, 2025 
Filed under Anglican Communion, Church of England

“It was telling that Madeleine Davies, Senior Writer at the Church Times, gave short shrift to the idea that the unity of the Anglican Communion was high on the priority list for those selecting the new Archbishop of Canterbury.

Her response on BBC Radio 4’s Sunday programme, was simple – ‘That ship has already sailed.’

It seems almost everyone involved would agree.

The Anglican Consultative Council certainly thought so – their decision to chose representatives of tiny, liberal provinces to be the voice of the ‘Anglican Communion’ on the Crown Nominations Commission (CNC) gave no indication that they were looking for unity. …”

– From Anglican Futures.

Image: The Mary Celeste – a ship with no crew or passengers.