In January 2014 the former Archbishop of Canterbury, George Carey, celebrated Christian Unity week by labelling the work of the Anglican-Roman Catholic International Commission (ARCIC) “irrelevant to the ordinary Christian”. He argued that the 45 year-old dialogue should be abandoned in favour of small, local collaborations between Anglicans and Catholics.
Ever one to stoke a fire, Lord Carey nevertheless reflected what seems a growing opinion and, indeed, reality: that the theological problems between Anglicans and Catholics are now intractable, so energy should instead be put into working together on social issues at a global and local level. While we cannot agree about women priests, we can open a food bank together.
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