The new archbishop of Canterbury

[sp1814]

I've been reading up on some of his views and am quietly pleased that such an apparently progressive ABC has been elected...except...

...am I the only person who finds it weird having an Archbishop of Canterbury called Justin??

It's a bit like having a king called Trevor or Queen Kylie.

[albaqwerty]

He's got to be called something, just as well his parents weren't Mr and Mrs Case.

Seems a decent level-headed individual.

[quizzywig]

I agree Justin is a weird Archbishop name but then Rowan wasn't much better. Justin seems a nice enough bloke, good luck to him.

[AB Editor]

He doesn't mind what you call him, but if it is an emergency he prefers to be called Justin Time.

(Can someone call the porter with my coat?)

[Nibble]

He's had a really rapid rise up whatever you call the episcopal ladder - sounds like a good guy to me. They said on the TV last night that he's practical, not an academic like Rowan.

[jno]

perhaps he was named after the Emperor Justinian, who buillt St Sophia in Istanbul, still one of the most magnificent churches? (Not a church any more, of course, it became a mosque and is now a museum.)

[bookbinder]

Apparently, the name Justin has a venerable history:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_(name)

[sp1814]

jno

You are either the cleverest person on AB, or you happened to be on Wikipedia when you saw this post.

Which is it?

[anotheoldgit]

sp1814

How do you feel about his opposition to same sex marriages and the appointment of gay bishops

/// He is considered an opponent of same sex marriage and the appointment of gay bishops. ///

Or the fact that he is an old Etonian (posh boy) or his past career as an oil industry executive?

/// An old Etonian, whose mother was private secretary to Winston Churchill, Dr Welby is thought to have been preferred because of the managerial skills developed during his career as an oil industry executive before he joined the Church. ///

[FredPuli43]

Odd,isn't it how some names come with an image attached, but what image had you for a Justin, sp? To me, it's just the sort of name a boy at Eton in his time would have been christened with; dead posh! And he was at Eton.

I couldn't get used to a princess called Diana. My cousin is a Diana and she's a hairdresser, and the only Diana I knew of.

[DTCwordfan]

perhaps he was named after the Emperor Justinian, who buillt St Sophia in Istanbul, still one of the most magnificent churches? (Not a church any more, of course, it became a mosque and is now a museum.)

jno - sounds to me that you are writing about the Church of England, not the AoC, certainly your last line in brackets..............

[sp1814]

AOG

[i]At a press conference the Bishop of Durham vowed to support female Bishops and pledged to examine his position on same sex marriage 'carefully and prayerfully' while he spoke out against 'exclusion.'

The bishop said the Church was facing deep differences on the issue of sexuality.

He said: 'It is absolutely right for the state to define the rights and status of people cohabiting in different forms of relationships, including civil partnerships.

'We must have no truck with any form of homophobia in any part of the church'

He said that he supported the House of Bishops' statement in the summer in answer to the Government's consultation on same sex marriage.

'But I also know I need to listen very attentively to the LGBT communities and examine my own thinking carefully and prayerfully.[i]

I like this man. He seems sensible.

[LazyGun]

Kylie For Queen!! Huzzah! :) I could almost be persuaded that a monarchy is a good thing, if only we got the tiny antipodean on the throne....

[sp1814]

DTcrosswordfan

Whilst you're here...we're all stuck on today's 21 down:

'An expression of disbelief':

S--- / YOU

[Baldric]

Kylie for Queen, if that happens, can we please go back to stamps that we have to lick!

[DTCwordfan]

Sp - "Says You"

Had to think about this one.....It's a phrase used as a rejoinder to a statement that basically translates to "you don’t know what you are talking about".

[sp1814]

Baldric

Consider yourself gently admonished for that.

[sp1814]

DTcrosswordfan

Many thanks - the three of us have agreed we would never have gotten that.

We've now solved the whole puzzle...so once again - thanks!

[sandyRoe]

There was once an Archbishop of Canterbury called Cosmo. When compared to that, Justin seems almost chavish.

[DTCwordfan]

No probs, sp......