Archbishop Mullally’s address signaled leadership focused on stability and consensual leadership, while LLF’s end ensured more years of culture war over sexuality.
Arnold Hollis of Sandys, Bermuda, died an archdeacon at 92, but it took him 17 years of persistent inquiries to be welcomed as a priest in the nation where he was born.
The Church of England’s House of Bishops has taken blessings for same-sex couples as far as possible without a stronger supporting majority in the church’s General Synod.
Bishop Sarah Mullally, who will soon be seated as Archbishop of Canterbury, is accused of mishandling a safeguarding complaint against a priest of the Diocese of London in 2019.
Some clerics say their church remains homophobic and others vow to defy the bishops, with the eight-year LLF process stopped dead by new legal and theological guidance.
Stand-alone services for the blessing of same-sex unions and permission for clergy to enter civil same-sex marriages will now require action by General Synod, which will likely take years.
