First Female Archbishop of Canterbury Announced in UK

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Above: Dame Sarah Mullally delivers an address in the Quire of Canterbury Cathedral in Kent, on Oct. 3, 2025. Image copyright: Gareth Fuller/PA Images/Getty Images

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The Spin

Progressive narrative

This is a transformative moment that will unite and strengthen the Anglican Church. The deep calling for healing Mullally has developed from her medical background, combined with her keen sense of humor and natural evangelistic gifts, positions the new Archbishop perfectly to lead spiritual renewal across Britain. Mullally can inspire confidence across all church traditions while fostering the gospel revival the nation desperately craves.

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Conservative narrative

This marks the final destruction of biblical Christianity within the Church of England, violating God's clear design for male spiritual leadership. Modern woke ideology should have no place in God's teachings and yet has managed to corrupt the very heart of Anglican Christianity. The Church had the opportunity to choose godly reform but instead selected a leader who will accelerate apostasy and ensure God's judgment on this once-faithful institution.

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Metaculus Prediction

There's a 50% chance that the Roman Catholic Church will permit the ordination of female clergy before 2100, according to the Metaculus prediction community.