New Archbishop of Canterbury enthroned



Justin Welby is the 105th Archbishop of Canterbury, serving as head of the Church of England and spiritual leader of the world's 77 millionstrong Anglican Communion.Welby was formally enthroned at the 900yearold Canterbury Cathedral in southern England before politicians, including Prime Minister David Cameron and religious leaders. Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, also attended.Dressed in a cope, stole and a goldcolored silk mitre, Welby symbolically struck the cathedral's west door three times with the end of his staff to formally request admission to the cathedral.As the doors opened slowly, black friday uggs a choir welcomed Welby with a psalm.The new archbishop later declared to the service that he solemnly committed himself to the service of the Anglican Communion.Earlier in the day, Welby talked to the BBC about some of the issues that have dogged his predecessors and led to deep divisions within the church.He acknowledged that many gays have enduring relationships of "stunning" quality a fact he said that has "deeply challenged" his own views on gay marriage.He also predicted in a Channel Five interview that there will be a female ugg black friday sale archbishop in the future despite the failure to pass legislation backing the idea last year.

 
 
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