Friday, July 25, 2008

Archbishop of apostasy

http://worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=70488

[World Net Daily] 25 Jul 2008--No doubt I was not the only one left with his mouth gaping open when I read that the archbishop of Canterbury, the head of the worldwide Anglican Church, proclaimed, "Christian doctrine is offense to Muslims."

It's hard to know where to begin to assess such a statement, when one considers the source. Officially, the archbishop of Canterbury is the chief bishop and principal leader of the Church of England, the symbolic head of the worldwide Anglican Communion and the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of Canterbury, the Holy See that churches must be in communion with in order to be a part of the Anglican Communion.

So, this is not the proclamation of the Grand Poobah of the Fraternal Order of Water Buffalo, or the rantings of a self-appointed leader of some lunatic fringe cult.

The archbishop of Canterbury is the spiritual head of one of the oldest mainstream Christian denominations of the Reformation and as such, a defender of the faith.

Except, evidently, where it offends Muslims.

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