Rowan Williams - The Aftermath

There has been a bit of a storm lately concerning Rowan Williams's comments about Sharia Law. Whatever the rights and wrongs of those comments, it does raise some interesting points.
Firstly, does the Archbishop of Canterbury need to have a rethink about any press releases and the like regarding public pronouncements he has made and how they can be interpreted?
Secondly, Do we pray for our Church leaders? Sounds a bit twee, but sometimes some Christians (and we include ourselves here, although not towards Rowan Williams) can be theologically hostile towards their leaders, and/or to other Church leaders, where they neglect to pray for them!
Thirdly, how can we be supportive of our leaders in a way which helps prevent such situations in future.

This isn't necessarily condoning or criticising what Rowan Williams as said, but as Christians we should help build each other up and that means making sure such situations, when they arise, are contained

Getting One's Priorities Right!

Last night on Question Time the former Archbishop of Canterbury, George Carey, joked about missing the House of Lords vote on the new casino law proposals. Yesterday’s vote in the Lords went against the Government’s proposals for a new Super Casino and several other large casinos across the UK by only 3 three votes. Considering such a tight margin in the Lords, Carey was asked how he had voted but said that he had not been in the Lords at the time of the vote. When questioned further about why he was not in the Lords at the time Carey said that he was watching the film Amazing Grace. Meanwhile, Carey’s successor, Archbishop Rowan Williams, had been standing up in the Lords speaking out against the casino proposals, specifically on the tenuous link between casinos and regeneration. Although the film about William Wilberforce is probably worth a watch it’s a pretty poor reflection of Careys priorities, particularly as he was speaking against casinos on Question Time and has been given the opportunity and responsibility to vote in the Lords. This could raise further questions by those who believe that there should not be non-elected bishops in the House of Lords and even disestablishment.

Aidan Liriano, CPF Co'Ordinator