The new Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, Thabo Makhoba, is the youngest ever to hold that office. At his enthronement he called for a healing of divisions in society, yet he faces even more serious divisions in the church.
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Perhaps the most difficult divisions to heal, however, are not so much those in politics, sport and on university campuses but in the worldwide Anglican Communion itself, which seems to be tearing itself apart.
Archbishop Makhoba’s enthronement comes just in time for him to attend the Lambeth Conference, the meeting of Anglican bishops from around the world held every ten years, hosted by the Archbishop of Canterbury, but this time many bishops are speaking of boycotting the conference or holding a rival one.
There seem to be very few topics on which Anglican leaders are able to speak with a united voice.
