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| Rowan Williams hands next archbishop a lesson on importance of the media | Rowan Williams hands next archbishop a lesson on importance of the media |
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| In his 10 years at Lambeth Palace, Rowan Williams has never had an easy rapport with the press. He has complained of being misunderstood, misquoted and taken out of context; journalists have, for their part, spent many difficult deadlines trying – and failing – to condense his theological teachings into short headlines and punchy prose. | In his 10 years at Lambeth Palace, Rowan Williams has never had an easy rapport with the press. He has complained of being misunderstood, misquoted and taken out of context; journalists have, for their part, spent many difficult deadlines trying – and failing – to condense his theological teachings into short headlines and punchy prose. |
| Now, as his successor prepares for the onslaught of scrutiny that will come with his imminent unveiling, the outgoing archbishop of Canterbury has indicated he has perhaps learned the hard way about the importance of the media. The next man to sit on the throne of St Augustine, he has said, should be one who preaches "with a Bible in one hand and a newspaper in the other". | Now, as his successor prepares for the onslaught of scrutiny that will come with his imminent unveiling, the outgoing archbishop of Canterbury has indicated he has perhaps learned the hard way about the importance of the media. The next man to sit on the throne of St Augustine, he has said, should be one who preaches "with a Bible in one hand and a newspaper in the other". |
| It is not known to what extent the bishop of Durham, Justin Welby, falls into that category, but the evangelical tipped by bookmakers and some church observers to be the next occupant of Lambeth Palace has been praised for his "real-world" communication skills after a decade spent working in the oil industry. | It is not known to what extent the bishop of Durham, Justin Welby, falls into that category, but the evangelical tipped by bookmakers and some church observers to be the next occupant of Lambeth Palace has been praised for his "real-world" communication skills after a decade spent working in the oil industry. |
| The prime minister's official spokesman said on Wednesday that Downing Street was expecting an announcement "soon". Before Williams's successor can be unveiled, his name has to be forwarded by the prime minister for approval by the Queen. | The prime minister's official spokesman said on Wednesday that Downing Street was expecting an announcement "soon". Before Williams's successor can be unveiled, his name has to be forwarded by the prime minister for approval by the Queen. |
| Asked in his final press conference as president of the Anglican Consultative Council (ACC) what qualities the next archbishop would need to have, Williams borrowed the theologian Karl Barth's formulation about the Bible and the newspaper. | Asked in his final press conference as president of the Anglican Consultative Council (ACC) what qualities the next archbishop would need to have, Williams borrowed the theologian Karl Barth's formulation about the Bible and the newspaper. |
| Williams said: "You have to be cross-referencing all the time and saying, 'How does the vision of humanity and community in the Bible map on to these issues of poverty, privation, violence and conflict?' And you have to use what you read in the newspaper to prompt and direct the questions that you put to the Bible: 'Where is this going to help me?' So I think somebody who likes reading the Bible and likes reading newspapers would be a good start." | Williams said: "You have to be cross-referencing all the time and saying, 'How does the vision of humanity and community in the Bible map on to these issues of poverty, privation, violence and conflict?' And you have to use what you read in the newspaper to prompt and direct the questions that you put to the Bible: 'Where is this going to help me?' So I think somebody who likes reading the Bible and likes reading newspapers would be a good start." |
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