The Conclave Is Here. But Another Church Is Making a Decision That Will Be Just as Consequential.

The previous archbishop of Canterbury , Justin Welby , announced his January 2025 resignation in November 2024 .

Welby ’s resignation comes at a time of deep division in the Church of England and the wider Anglican Communion .

The Anglican Church prides itself on its tolerance for disagreement and diversity, a legacy of the Elizabethan Settlement .

The Church of England is debating whether clergy should be permitted to enter into same-sex marriages.

The Marriage (Same-Sex Couples ) Act of 2013 , which established marriage equality in the UK , specifically excluded religious institutions, including the Church of.

The next archbishop of Canterbury will inherit the same divisions as faced by the Roman Catholic conclave.

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