{"id":6731,"date":"2026-04-25T08:25:03","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T08:25:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=6731"},"modified":"2026-04-25T08:25:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T08:25:03","slug":"first-female-archbishop-of-canterbury-to-meet-pope-leo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=6731","title":{"rendered":"First female Archbishop of Canterbury to meet Pope Leo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; 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Mullally\u2019s predecessor, Justin Welby, quit over failures in handling an abuse scandal.<\/p>\n<p>Internal unity is also under pressure in the Anglican Communion and the Catholic Church, amid tensions between conservative and progressive factions on issues such as liturgy, gay marriage and priestly celibacy.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 \u2018Careful listeners\u2019 \u2013<\/p>\n<p>Mullally\u2019s appointment was deeply divisive within the Anglican Communion, both because of her sex and also her positive stance towards same-sex marriage.<\/p>\n<p>Several conservative African archbishops, who have for years been at odds with their more liberal Western counterparts, strongly criticised the choice.<\/p>\n<p>Ball said he expected Pope Leo to be \u201crespectful\u201d of the archbishop\u2019s appointment \u2014 and for her not to press the issue of women in the Church.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think she will be resistant to being co-opted into somebody else\u2019s agenda, particularly in another church that isn\u2019t her own,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe\u2019s got more than enough on her plate with the Anglican Communion.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Leo also inherited from pope Francis a church divided over key social challenges.<\/p>\n<p>During his 12-year papacy, the charismatic Argentine reformer often riled traditionalists, particularly in the US and Africa, with his efforts to open up the Catholic Church.<\/p>\n<p>Ball said both Mullally and Pope Leo had so far proved to be \u201cquite careful listeners\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Leo is \u201ctaking his time to listen to people, to hear, and to try and discern ways of ensuring that people can move forward together. 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