Here is a headline that you do not want to read on a Sunday morning, whatever your religious allegiance: “Tory MPs urge Cameron to choose traditionalist as next Archbishop of Canterbury: John Sentamu, the Archbishop of York, is a Tory favourite.” The article reveals that two Tory MPs have favoured the Observer with their ideas about the succession for Canterbury; luckily enough there is also the following paragraph:
Tony Baldry, a Tory MP and church commissioner who is answerable to parliament over the activities of the Anglican church, urged his colleagues not to allow the process to find a new archbishop to become dominated by evangelical and liberal "labels". He said: "I very much hope this doesn't turn into some sort of contest between labels. It will be a long process and we need to be thoughtful and prayerful."
