Archbishop Cranmer Weighs in on the New Archbishop of Canterbury Elect

From His Grace’s blog.

Not York; not London; not Liverpool or Norwich. The CNC’s lot has fallen on Durham, and His Grace would just like to congratulate His Grace on his elevation to the See of Canterbury.

Justin Welby is on record as saying that he has ‘neither the experience nor the desire’ to lead the Church of England and become Primus inter pares of the Worldwide Anglican Communion, but that, of course, makes him ideally suited to the task. He possesses humility and sober judgment, which probably comes of spending 11 years in the oil industry before seeking ordination.

His Grace isn’t concerned that Bishop Justin is an Old Etonian: what he did with his education is more important than where he was educated. And Bishop Justin chose to expound the biblical vision for humanity and reflect on the centrality of Christ in a fallen world. He chose to dedicate his life to the enrichment of humanity – not with oil and money, but with Christian witness and the light of spiritual truth. He is clearly capable of preaching ‘with a Bible in one hand and a newspaper in the other’.

Read the whole thing.