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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Andrew Anthony

The Church of England is beset by shame and division. Can it survive?

Lambeth Palace church tower with a clock, and the setting sun illuminating two gothic-style windows
Lambeth Palace, London, is home to the Archbishop of Canterbury. Photograph: Kirsty McLaren/Alamy

The resignation last week of the archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, has raised far-­reaching questions among clergy and observers about the future of the Church of England.

“This is a crisis moment for the church,” says Giles Fraser, an Anglican priest and media theologian. “I think it’s a turning point.”

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