A new Archbishop of Canterbury: the case for ecclesial realism

Give grace, O heavenly Father, to all Bishops and Curates, that they may both by their life and doctrine set forth thy true and lively Word, and rightly and duly administer thy holy Sacraments ... All bishops. If you wanted a phrase to perfectly illustrate why the Archbishop of Canterbury really is not that significant in a classical Anglican view for those outside the Church of England, this is it. There are no particular prayers for the Archbishop of Canterbury because that Archbishop is merely another bishop, with no authority and no jurisdiction beyond being Primate of All England. Anglicanism has no papacy. Indeed, Anglicanism has no patriarch. This is why the petition "for all Bishops" in the Prayer for the Church Militant is not followed by any particular petition for the Archbishop of Canterbury. Placing this petition alongside the opposing Enthusiasms, on the Left and Right of the Anglican Communion, responding to the appointment of the new Archbishop of Canterbury ...