The appointment of a female Archbishop is not so historic as some may presume.
The role of the female leader has long been recognised in the UK, in parts here and there, in our various nations.
This is just confirmation of that fact of the matter. It shouldn’t disturb anyone from their pastoral care.
The Church is famous at least for being slow at change.
This doesn’t speed it up in the slightest. It’s at the end of a long run of progressive thought and action over who matters where.
It now looks that women matter in Lambeth Palace as much as in wider London, Canterbury, and much further afield.
The message is not that structures are falling down, but that bridges are being built. The proactive must use them wisely.
