Archbishop Sarah Mullally is part of a long lineage of English female preachers that includes Margaret Fell, the cofounder of Quakerism, who wrote the first lengthy defense of women’s preaching.
“For centuries, faithful pilgrims have flocked to Canterbury, and I will be reflecting on this tradition as we make our way through the Kent countryside and its towns and cities.”
Archbishop Mullally’s address signaled leadership focused on stability and consensual leadership, while LLF’s end ensured more years of culture war over sexuality.
Archbishop Stephen Cottrell: “After having very carefully reviewed the matter, I have determined that no further action will be taken in respect of this complaint.”
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.
Member churches of the new body must forswear participation in the Instruments of Communion and the chair of its council would assume Canterbury’s historic role.
Sarah Mullally is not well-known; responses to her selection have focused on her sex, her progressive opinions on sexuality, and her kind and reconciling temperament.
