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First female Archbishop of Canterbury

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KitchenSinkLlama · 03/10/2025 10:21

I’ll preface this by stating I’m an atheist so have no affiliation here.

I do hope that having a woman at the helm of a church will see a more transparent institution and more rigorous responses to alleged abuse from within its ranks.

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EmeraldRoulette · 03/10/2025 22:47

@WhitegreeNcandle thank you. I will look up that podcast.

In terms of trying different ones, I have to be realistic and say it's either got to be one I will walk to or at a pinch, get the bus. I've asked around and there's one I've been following on social media who said some things that really struck a chord with me. So I will try that first.

i'm happy to volunteer and stuff. That's one reason I held off doing it, pressure of work and elderly mother. But hopefully the work pressure has eased up now.

I don't want to just walk in and be someone who's unwilling to do anything, especially as I view it as being important in the community.

mischiefismymiddlename · 03/10/2025 22:54

Itsnottheheatitsthehumidity · 03/10/2025 13:21

I’m an atheist so also have no skin in the game. I think with her background in nursing she will be very attuned to safeguarding (like previous posters have said) which will hopefully force some stubborn people to face its terrible past. I think she can root out people who want to cause harm and exclude them on a permanent basis. If she’s the best person for the role then kudos to her.

This.

There are some good female leaders in the CofE.

Garamousalata · 04/10/2025 14:23

She’s already achieved so much, as she’s previously been the Chief Nursing Officer! Such ambition!

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