2007 articles archive

December 2007

14 December 2007
The Archbishop's Advent Letter to Primates

October 2007

21 October 2007
Abortion - fundamental convictions about humanity need to be kept in focus
In an article for the Observer newspaper marking 40 years since the UK parliament passed the Abortion Act, Dr Williams argues that the cautious lifting of retractions on compassionate grounds has had unintended consequences for society's attitude to human life itself.

February 2007

23 February 2007
Why the Anglican Communion Matters
The following article appeared in the Daily Telegraph on Friday 23rd February, 2007. It followed on from a meeting of Primates of the Anglican Communion that month in Tanzania.

January 2007

23 January 2007
Equality Act Regulations: Letter from the Archbishops of Canterbury and York to the Prime Minister
The Archbishop of Canterbury and the Archbishop of York sent a joint letter to the Prime Minister regarding the implementation of the Equality Act and the associated 'Sexual Orientation Regulations'. Their letter followed correspondence to the Prime Minister from the Roman Catholic Cardinal, Cormac Murphy O'Connor, expressing concern about the implications of the new Regulations for the continued operation of Catholic Adoption Agencies. In their letter, the Archbishops sought to warn against a situation where "conditions are not inadvertently created which make the claims of conscience an obstacle to, rather than the inspiration for, the invaluable public service rendered by parts of the voluntary sector."