The hard truth about soft power

Charles Raven  |  World
Date posted:  1 Sep 2017
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The hard truth about soft power

Justin Welby | photo: archbishopofcanterbury.org

How has the Anglican Communion managed to more or less stay together, and even at times give the appearance of growth, despite nearly 20 years of doctrinal and ethical chaos?

The Archbishop of Canterbury’s presence in Khartoum, Sudan, for the inauguration of the 39th Province of the Anglican Communion on 30 July illustrates the point.

This archbishop had just chaired a General Synod which marked a further advance of the dominant LGBT lobby, in particular by agreeing to provide a service for gender transition and banning so-called ‘conversion therapy’ for unwanted same-sex attraction, which threatens basic faithful pastoral care.

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