Appointment of woman as Anglican archbishop will reopen debate on ordination of women in Catholic Church

Archbishop of Canterbury-designate Sarah Mullally: It remains to be seen how her appointment affects relations between Anglicanism and the Catholic Church.
 

The appointment of Sarah Mullally as the new Archbishop of Canterbury — the first woman to head the Church of England in over 500 years — will almost certainly reopen the debate about the ordination of women within the Catholic Church.

The Rt Rev Mullally, 63, has been Bishop of London since December 2017, and she replaces Justin Welby, who was forced to resign nearly a year ago over his failure to act on a sexual abuse scandal.