George Carey
George Carey
George Leonard Carey, Baron Carey of Clifton, PC, FRSAis a retired Anglican bishop who was the Archbishop of Canterbury from 1991 to 2002. During his time as archbishop the Church of England ordained its first women priests and the debate over attitudes to homosexuality became more prominent, especially at the 1998 Lambeth Conference of Anglican bishops...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionReligious Leader
Date of Birth13 November 1934
want kingdoms roles
God loves us all, wants us all to share his kingdom, has a role for us all.
rooms scripture holy
I see no room in holy Scripture for any sexual activity outside of matrimony.
country moving thinking
I think in my own country, at the way we've seen through the ordination of women to the priesthood, which I'm delighted about, and that will move on to another level before very long.
thinking may world
I think what Calvinism may offer us is that God's in charge of his world.
christian islamic believe
If there are Muslims who believe that they've got to kill Christians to make a way for the Islamic faith in the West, not only would they be disappointed, but it will lead to conflict, there's no doubt about that.
unity growing missions
In my time as Archbishop of Canterbury I've seen a growing sense of unity and mission.
believe issues ministry
One I've been passionately committed to, of course, is women's ministry; I believe solidly in it as a Gospel issue and we've found our way through that.
strong america england
We must get back to a very strong Christianity... Christianity shaped America and England, and we need to get back to those moral foundations that made us great.
heart issues way
We've got to find ways of confronting the issues that divide - and at the heart of cultural issues, you often find religions.
thinking blessing love-relationship
If someone talks about union, fidelity, a monogamous relationship, love, blessing; I would say it sounds like marriage to me. And blessing, you see, I think is undermining our sacrament of marriage.
military light would-be
But, as you have intimated, I am among those who would be very wary of any military action in the light of Saddam Hussein's willingness to allow the weapons inspectors to go in.
prayer fire
When the fire of prayer goes out, the barrenness of busyness takes over.