Was it a natural gesture of diplomatic welcome or a misguided act of faux ecumenism further cementing division, when the Holy See extended a warm welcome to Sarah Mullally this week?
The discourse has been on little else since Leo returned to Rome after concluding his Africa voyage. He took no obvious respite, jumping straight back into a full range of audiences and appointments as soon as the next morning. But this aspect plays second fiddle to the issue of Mullally – the Anglican archbishopess of Canterbury – embarking on a four-day trip to Rome and the Holy See.
