The proposals on Canterbury - and why they are wrong
For the Church of England ecclesiology and structure nerds, yesterday’s last minute Friday afternoon announcement of a consultation on the Canterbury CNC is quite significant. The proposal comes from a 2015 Diocesan Synod motion from Canterbury that asked for a reduction in the number of seats that they are allocated on the appointments committee for the Archbishop of Canterbury. The consultation does not provide any of the context of this decision. Yet also within this proposal is the suggestion that there are four more voting members of the CNC, all of whom should come from the Anglican Communion – in the consultation, the communion is separated into grand world regions, and one would come from each of these (Annex A). In brief, the current composition is: 6 General Synod members 6 Canterbury members Two English bishops One person appointed by the PM One member of the Primates meeting of the Anglican Communion (who is elected by the Joint Standing Committee of the Primates Me