Goodbye ... and a great opportunity

What a relief - Dr Rowan Williams is to retire as Archbishop of Canterbury to return to academia.  Not before time - Dr R's stewardship of the dear old C of E has been plagued by rows, confusion and negative press.  I suspect C of E bishops have been planting negative stories about him for years and this latest news (denied by Lambeth Palace appears to come from the Bishop of London!).  Lately Rowan's blundered into politics and acquired a reputation as an apologiser - for missionaries, for heaven's sake!

But his biggest handicap, apart from the scruffy beard of course - is his inability to communicate.  Few understand his arcane rambles.  This is just another reason why we're better off without him.

So now, the challenge is to find a man who has a common touch, who is in tune with the times, who has charisma, passion, deep faith, unshakable conviction and sense of mission.  Step forward Bishop Sentamu ... please!

* Dr R is apparantly off to Zimbabwe shortly ... please, please, don't embarrass us Christians and your country Rowan!  And if you do get an audience with Africa's Hitler ... no, no that's not a Christian thought.

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