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
expert management people
People have described me as a ''management bishop'' but I say to my critics, ''Jesus was a management expert too.''
elderly herself ignored
I see it as an elderly lady, who mutters away to herself in a corner, ignored most of the time.
afford four round worship
Worship comes first of course, but this (the World Cup) comes round only every four years so we can afford to be flexible.
prayer fire
When the fire of prayer goes out, the barrenness of busyness takes over.
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.
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.
unity growing missions
In my time as Archbishop of Canterbury I've seen a growing sense of unity and mission.
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.
want kingdoms roles
God loves us all, wants us all to share his kingdom, has a role for us all.
religious hands scripture
We have lobbed verses of Scripture, like hand grenades, into the camps of others, convinced we only have truth.
encouragement growth council
And here at our Anglican Consultative Council, we have many reports of growth and great encouragement.
christian country wall
At a time when many Muslims in this country are living in fear, I want to say loud and clear that as a Christian leader I deeply respect your faith and believe that our common duty is to extend the hand of friendship, and to build bridges not walls.
issues church way
What I'd say about that is that we must respect homosexuals in the church. I've got many homosexual friends, the issue is not in any way a homophobic reaction on my part.
christian resurrection-of-jesus-christ belief
Belief in the resurrection is not an appendage to the Christian faith. It is the Christian faith.