A modest proposal... by no one in particular.....
One possibility for the C of E - and I don't know if it has been mooted - I would be surprised if it has not - is the following.
Pope was replaced with Monarch at its inception.
What is the Pope? A senior leading cleric.
Why not now replace Monarch with Archbish of Canterbury at some point in some way?
There have been - and still are:) - some wonderful and truly divine Archbishes of Canterbury! :D
Some very wise theologians.
The set up of the C of E is very democratic all things considered....
and allows for very sensible and very radical Christian thinking.....:)
With very best wishes :)
.....
BTW in the US what we in England call the "Anglican" church is -
far more logically and correctly - almost always called the
"Episcopalian" church.
Reflecting the Apostolic succession rather than the nationalist element -
among other things....
....
One possibility for the C of E - and I don't know if it has been mooted - I would be surprised if it has not - is the following.
Pope was replaced with Monarch at its inception.
What is the Pope? A senior leading cleric.
Why not now replace Monarch with Archbish of Canterbury at some point in some way?
There have been - and still are:) - some wonderful and truly divine Archbishes of Canterbury! :D
Some very wise theologians.
The set up of the C of E is very democratic all things considered....
and allows for very sensible and very radical Christian thinking.....:)
With very best wishes :)
.....
BTW in the US what we in England call the "Anglican" church is -
far more logically and correctly - almost always called the
"Episcopalian" church.
Reflecting the Apostolic succession rather than the nationalist element -
among other things....
....