(London)A fiery critic of President Robert Mugabe, the Uganda-born clergyman John Sentamu, is set to take over the highest post in the powerful Church of England organisation as the current leader the Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams has now resigned.
Rowan Williams, now aged 61, will leave at the end of December in time to start his new role at a local university in 2013.
At the time of writing John Sentamu had been named as the leading favourite in the line of nominations for Britain’s most powerful post.
The UK’s Prime Minister, David Cameron is to announce the new leader after being handed the “preferred person’s name” by the Church’s appointments commission, which is made up of three clergy and three members of the laity.
Sentamu is well known for a vow he made in December 2007 when he made history by cutting off his ‘holy’ clerical collar on live television and declared that he would not wear the ceremonial sacrament again until Mugabe is gone:
“As far as I am concerned, from now on I am not going to wear a dog collar until Mugabe is gone.” Since the 2007-vow, Sentamu has remained true to his convictions and has for the past few years been seen as the only church leader without the ‘holy’ white collar.
Sentamu’s great chances to succeed Williams are now almost certain having been challenged by only one person: the Bishop of London who is viewed as less qualifying because of ideological differences on women ordination, a technicality which automatically places Sentamu as the most ideal replacement for Williams. The Bishop of London Rev Richard Chartres is recorded telling clergymen in the church heirarchy that the move to remove Williams and promote Sentamu could be beneficial for the Church. A source quoted by the UK Telegraph newspaper said: “Richard has been saying it’s time for Rowan to stand down so that Sentamu can take over but can’t have forgotten that he’s the same age as Sentamu. He would have just as good a chance of becoming archbishop given his connection with the royal family, but the only problem is his opposition to women’s ordination.”
A church of England source last year announced that Dr Williams as far back as 2011 had already planned to declare his resignation soon after the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.
This could allow for John Sentamu, the Archbishop of York, to succeed him.
Another senior source in the church of England told ZimEye in Wakefield that Sentamu is certain to take over the post beign a favourite of many Anglicans.
The church of England is a thorny issue to both Zimbabwe and the United Kingdom as a president Robert Mugabe-loyal bishop has in the past few years been seizing church property and disturbing church services with the help of state police. It is believed that when Sentamu takes over the church leadership, he may influence events against Mugabe’s more than 30 year-rule over the nation. (ZimEye)
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So far so good with His Execellency, the conqueror of white evil.
Chegotsi – i couldn’t have said it any better.
Let the puppies bark all day, the big dog is at it.. Our President Robert Grabriel Mugage shall keep on ruling.
whether Sentamu becomes the President of America or the President of England – CDE Mugabe will still overcome all the uneducated, ass licking puppets who always bow down to the White supremecy.
Pamberi nemusangano.
Flame may the True God bless you for blasphemy on His only Son Jesus. How dare you speak like that criticising Christianity.
He desicrated the holy collar. He can do the same to his balls, for all we care, the left one first, then the other later. May be his ganster president Museveni may then fall dead. By the way we are counting the days, hope fully that other Nigerian pastor is doing the same. So far so good with His Execellency, the conqueror of white evil. Some of these priests, are the devil himself.
Did he really think severing that dog collar of his will scare bob out of the office?Mr sentamu if you’re not armed for battle you’ll fight a wrong battle and obviously that dog collar is not a battle weapon you can use against bob.
Ngochani ndiyani? Mugabe akabvumidza Canaan Banana kugara muhurumende 7 years achinyatsoziva hake kuti ingochani huru. Kubva 2000 kusvika 2005 Mugabe akapa Jonathan Moyo a very powerful post mu Office make achinyatsoziva kubva kuma CIO informers ake kuti Jonathan Moyo ingochani.
2 years ago Mugabe akapembera futi kutambira mukadze wake Jonathan Moyo back into Politiburo kuZanu PF conference kwa Mutare.
What’s wrong with Zanu Pf ididots..they always twist things. Bishop John Sentamu is the most outspoken against gays. So in this case Robert Mugabe will have no argument.
See the insert below on Bishop Sentamu. This shows you Zanu PF is full of lies propaganda and trying to deceive people on everything. Mugabe nevanhu vake mbwa chaidzo:
By Martin Beckford, Religious Affairs Editor, in Kingston, Jamaica
9:01PM GMT 27 Jan 2012
In an interview with The Daily Telegraph, Dr John Sentamu, the second most senior cleric in the Church of England, tells ministers they should not overrule the Bible and tradition by allowing same-sex marriage.
The Government will open a consultation on the issue in March and the Prime Minister has indicated that he wants it to be a defining part of his premiership. But the Archbishop says it is not the role of the state to redefine marriage, threatening a new row between the Church and state just days after bishops in the House of Lords led a successful rebellion over plans to cap benefits.
“Marriage is a relationship between a man and a woman,” says Dr Sentamu. “I don’t think it is the role of the state to define what marriage is. It is set in tradition and history and you can’t just [change it] overnight, no matter how powerful you are.
“We’ve seen dictators do it in different contexts and I don’t want to redefine very clear social structures that have been in existence for a long time and then overnight the state believes it could go in a particular way.
“It’s almost like somebody telling you that the Church, whose job is to worship God [will be] an arm of the Armed Forces. They must take arms and fight. You’re completely changing tradition.”
Zviroto hazvirambidzwi,who is going to lose sleep over the promotion of this gay gangster?
Instead of envying Magnanimous Mugabe’s liberation from the eurocentric evils while he still remains firmly enslaved, Sentamu could concentrate on Uganda!
Isn’t it said that a raving CHRISTIAN lunatic and sociopath of Sentamu’s Lord resistance army, has been kidnapping, terrorizing, chopping up, and killing children in Uganda?
Wouldn’t that be a priority for any Ugandan with some influence and a working brain?
If Sentamu can’t defeat Kony and his Lord’s Resistance Army of sociopaths, Sentamu for sure will have even less success against Magnanimous Mugabe, the Virtuous, the Wise, the Courageous, the African Hero without a second, and scourge of the wicked white man in Africa.
Thankfully we (Kemet/Africans) need not worry. All those practicing the christian religion are praying to a god (jesus) of enslavement. This religion is a creation of domination and oppression of other peoples by the ruling few. Attacking our Afrikan Leaders and mentors is not new, remember the best attacks are from within. The key to overcome any ignorance is recognising the enemy within. The Kemet nation, peaceful nation, spiritual nation, afrikan nation is, was and shall be. God Bless you all who seek the truth.
This house nigger deserves the post. He has spent a great deal of time disrespecting his ancestral rights to have earned this elevated position which rightly belongs to a European Clergy.Alas this nigger fails to understand that god was sprituality was brought to the European continent by Kemet dwellers who’s identity has been ommitted fron the his/her/story books.
This Ugandan should conctrate on praying for the eccentric Buganda president, Yoweri Maseven. How could his gay promotion affect events in our peaceful country ? He removed the holy collar in 1997 but nanhasi tiri kungotonga vani !!! Down with neo-colonilism !!! Down with imperialist !!!!
Yu ar spot on Sober.
“He may influence events against Mugabe …”
Does it mean that the Zimbabwe regime change agenda is also part of the Church of England’s (Anglican) doctrine? This only makes it a religious-cum-political body. You can easily see this through the fact that the Prime Minister of England ordains the Arch-Bishop and that makes him (the PM) a superior to the church’s highest office.
From a TRUE AND UNDILUTED Biblical perspective, are we all aware that the term/title Arch or Chief Bishop is ONLY applicable and referenced to Jesus Christ in the Bible (1 Peter 5:4)? Who changed that? Who took it away from Jesus Christ and gave it to human beings? No wonder why the post is being done the political way, it has nothing to do with God and the Bible.
I am not trying to be critical but only Bible driven.
Thiz nayaz thy don wnt smne who opoz homosexual thts all,zvino tichaona kuti munosvika kupi nehungochani ihwohwo,mabasa ehungochani anoitwa chete nevanhu vanehusimbe,nyope dzisingadi kusewenza,zvinosemesa!
This was long overdue and is most welcome. We need someone with real backbone to deal wit Migabe once and for all.
Spot on nambya. U are right
Will he take over minus the said collar?
Sentamu is the best for the post. Does a black man fit into the royal family system?
The irony is Sentamu, is also anti-homosextuality.He was also on Andrew Marr show talking on Zimbabwe.