When a church is led by butchers rather than by good shepherds it is no longer a church worth talking about : Anglicanism is a clownery and has been one since the very day of its foundation by Henry VIII, the Stalin of the Tudor dynasty.
@@XxNoFlaggitsAloudxX “ blind leaders of the blind: Matthew 15:14 - ( Jesus said), “Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.”
@@josephmurray2234 I will say that they are not the church and never have been the bible is clear we the people of Jesus Christ are the church our bodies are the temple of the Holy Spirit
Brought up in the heart of the establishment, Eton, Trinity College Cambridge. His first religion was always going to be woke. He was never going to consider the ordinary English people as more than an inconvenience. He could just as easily have been a top Civil Servant or the boss of the BBC.
Islam's aim is to spread and subdugate force submission (Islam) from the world. Welby is blind...surely he can learn from what Islam has done in the once Christian lands of the East. He is maning the same mistake the Egyptian Copts did when the Patriarch of Alexandria successor of St Mark did when he welcome an army of 10,000 invading soldiers of Islam in 639 AD. Look at what they did to Christians in Egypt now the garbage collectors. Welby should be saying immigration is the issue and Islam should be judged on its treatment of Christians and who were there before them. Islam allied itself with Nazism in WW2. It is a bigger danger than Nazism of Marxism.
Welby doesn't seem to understand that in the Old Testament any conflict between the Israelites and the Philistines (read Palestinians) does not end well for the Palestinians. To that extent I would question how well he reads and understands the Bible.
Sadly, like so many others, I left the Church of England because of Justin Welby and others like him. They have destroyed it from the inside. Thomas Cranmer will be turning in his grave.
The marxist philosopher, Gramsci, wrote this in 1915: " “Socialism[Marxism] is precisely the religion that must overwhelm Christianity. … In the new order, Socialism will triumph by first capturing the culture via infiltration of schools, universities, churches, and the media by transforming the consciousness of society.” It has been a long march.
@@chrisway7113 I can sympathise with you , but God needs men and women to stay and to fight hand and tooth for what is right. Remember, it was the religious leaders of his day that constant opposed and conspired with the Romans to crucify Jesus. Think again. “Fight the good fight with all thy might.” “Stand up, stand up for Jesus.” “Onwar Christian soldiers, marching as to war.” - spiritual war. Ephesians 6:12 - For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. Ephesians 6:13 - Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. I hope that Disillusionment with religion hasn’t discouraged you from being faithful to God. Please get back and fight against atheism in the church leadership
As a Canadian Anglican thank you for speaking the truth so plainly. For a long time I have had my doubts about Justin Welby and you have made the issue very clear. My own bishop is woke and that makes me feel uncomfortable in my own parish. As a senior I have chosen to participate by zoom rather than attend in person except for special occasions. I ‘pay as I go’. The rest of my charitable donation goes to the needy.
As a catholic im beyond saddened by what is being said here.i usually take heed of church hierarchy views,on this occasion my conscience is polar opposite.i pray the archbishop gets rid of his demonic views🙏🙏🙏
Having the Archsquishop regurgitating BBC & woke talking points is an embarrassment to him, his office, his religious group, and to anyone trying to really understand the mess in the Middle East. Whoever is advising him should be defenestrated.
This reformed protestant Christian thanks you Gavin, for that clear, fair analysis, of both the nation's present anxieties and Justin Welby's hopelessly clumsy, wrong headed utterances. Like many Anglicans, I regard the present archbishop of Canterbury as an impediment, an obstacle, to the application of Biblical, Christian principles and teachings to what has been happening on our nation's streets, to gain insight and understanding.
Ephesians 6:12 - For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
Want to know why Christian churches are empty.. Wellby should ditch his rediculous headgear, and start doing his job.. taking care of his Christian flock who are crying out for some direction against the onslaught of radical Islam. They do not want to see their shepherd encourage the wolf.
@@hantieprins3891 they know best! Like their spiritually dead relatives, Methodists. About 25 years agoI warned my local Methodist circuit that it was in terminal decline. The ministers strongly denied it and even ridiculed me for saying so. I resigned as a preacher because of the Godlessness in our churches. Within ten years, seven out of the nine chapels are now closed, the remaining two are barely attended but the Methodists know best, they keep on powering ahead with the garbage that is destroying them. December last year they decreed that ministers should refrain from using therms “ husband,” or “ wife” because they were not everyone’s shared experience! Accountant, footballer, check out operative, lawyer, refuse collector, doctor, nurse and thousands more beside are even less everyone’s experience but Methodists haven’t decreed they mustn’t be used.
Thank God for articulate, wise and faithful Catholics like Dr Ashenden. When I am tempted to despair of the modernist Church, I listen to him and am buoyed up again.
@@elizabethbussmann-morton6546 why don’t they get a backbone and make sure he knows that in no uncertain terms terms? Solzenytsin said, “in keeping silent about evil, in burying it deep within so it appears nowhere on the surface, it will rise up against you 100 fold in the future.”
@@royquick-s5n hello and greetings to you., Sorry you've lost me (mea culpa) are you referring to laity of the C of E? And IF you are is that a bit of a couched attack on the Holy Catholic Church?
@@allanlindsay8369 It is a criticism of the way that the Roman Catholic Church is organized. Recently laity are being given more voice, e.g. synods and Vatican meetings. There is nothing wrong with improvement or change for the better. Applying criticism to the C of E, in my opinion, the C of E should be disestablished, separated from government (political) suzerainty, but I am a Yank. We have the 1st Amendment over here.🙂
@@royquick-s5n Hello and greetings once again. i grasp what you say, however, it's worth factoring in that the Catholic Church is 2,000 years old the oldest organisation on the planet, so it's not doing too badly is it? And for most of that period the majority of people have been in the main illiterate, ergo as sheep requiring a Good Shepherd, and despite humankind's demon driven and accentuated frailties, hence the attacks, schisms and so forth within what is a divinely instituted framework - they got one. In these latter times the people can perhaps become more involved, while acknowledging that the Holy Catholic Church is not a democracy, but a theocracy. The C of E was created by a man, a madman of power, political clout and persuasion, his craving for power being the prime reason for he creating it, and thus until these very times the C of E, often and all so sadly toes the party line in preference to Christ's line. AVE MARIA!
Thank you so much for your wise words. You are doing the job of our “Archbishop” who should be speaking to his flock to calm the situation and give proper guidance. Instead he closed the doors of the churches some time ago, turned left to assist people of another race and creed. And he is selling off the churches at minimal cost to be turned into another form of religion. Again, thank you.
Most of it worldwide is not. It has organized into the Global Fellowship of Confessing Anglicans and the Global South Fellowship of Anglican Churches and growing. In the U.K. there is the Anglican Mission in England. In Europe there is the Anglican Network. The Church of England, Anglican Church of Canada, and Episcopal Church in the U.S. are declining. On the positive side, adherence to traditional biblical morals is much alive.🙂
I love your insight and wisdom - always something worth listening to and they always improve my understanding. I am an orthodox Christian living in Romania . Thank you for your courage .
"Across the Christian spectrum..." Bravo Dr Ashenden; in a fine monologue you accept that non-Catholic Christians are among the faithful & also have a part to play.
In my city, ordinary decent citizens came out and faced down the rioters. They're cowards when outnumbered. Don't fall for their "legitimate grievance" excuses. They were out to cause mayhem and steal some alcohol from the shops. You can see the same people breaking windows after a Luton v Millwall match. They're about as Christian as the average biker gang.
Don’t forget two standards of allowed prayer as well. A single person. ( white ) praying in their heads. On a street corner gets arrested. Thousands of Muslims pray. Closing the whole town down. Perfectly allowed. Stinks
Remember ! First they come for the Saturday people then they come for the Sunday people ! Time to speak out because we Jews have always been the canaries in the coal mines.
Thank you once again Gavin for cutting through. You are a source of immense comfort and solidarity. My conclusion is that Welby, having lost belief in God, has decided to move over to Marxist utopia….or has he always been that way? Bless you Gavin
Orthodox here. You need the Church to was your feet from the dust of you journey on Earth before being received in God's house. Lord have mercy on us all sinners Kyrie eleison ☦️
Agreed. I am Anglican but just about had enough. St James’, Piccadilly had drag queens in front o& the altar. Run by two priestesses. The CE is totally lost now. Quite pathetic.
The C of E has removed itself from the vine and is no longer being fed from the source. It’s in apostasy and is slowly dying. Churches faithful to the gospel on the other hand are thriving. God’s Will be done 🙏✝️
Cathedrals are thriving and they are some of the most liberal places in the Anglican Church. I know most of the clergy in my own Cathedral. Prayerful, generally loving, utterly committed to serving Christ, and fed, morning and evening from the source, as you put it. Why do you need to attack other Christians? How does it help to undermine them?
@@catherinellewelyn-evans3693 This is not an attack it is a warning with compassion. At the end do we really want to be in front of Jesus and he will say “Be gone from me, I never knew you!”. The modern church thinks it is following the Gospel but it’s not. It’s difficult in today’s world to preach the Gospel because it goes against what the modern world wants. This is why it’s so difficult to be a Christian now. People think we are hateful when in reality we are trying to save souls. And after all, that is the primary mission of the church.
@@markgriffiths5289 but perhaps people who think differently from you are ALSO trying to save souls, and perhaps they will be stepping stones towards that end goal. Please stop dismissing Christians who are doing the same work, but may approach it with different understandings of the Bible. We need to value each other, and value the goodness in others, not assume they are wicked and worldly. We have usually come to our conclusions based on prayer, our reading of Scripture, and our deep thinking around that - as Welby will have done too.
@@catherinellewelyn-evans3693dismiss,attack.. paired up with your other comments and word selections you come across damaged and spiteful...please put down your worldly ways and run to Christ's loving healing arms..instead of poking stick at Christians who speak the truth.
@@catherinellewelyn-evans3693Welby is of his father Satan.. we have been warned of false shepherds... Happy clappy Christian is not a get out of jail card.... You come across transparently false Catherine,I wonder why???... The Bible is the word.. it is constant and does not change..unlike people.
He follows Jesus. Christians have disagreed as to how they interpret, or understand, the Bible, since the year dot. Stop judging and condemning those who serve and love God, but who think in a different way to you.
Saint Francis entered the camp of Sultan Al-Kamil (nephew of Saladin) in Egypt during the 5th Crusade. He spent several days there contending with the religious advisors to the Sultan in his presence. St. Francis offered to walk through fire if one of his adversaries would also do so to prove the truth of the Gospel, none of his adversaries would accept the challenge. What a pity that neither Justin Welby nor Pope Francis is likely to repeat this offer. It would make great TV!
Thank you Gavin, that was a truly well spoken insight on Archbishop welby's lack of knowledge of what's really happening in England. We should inform him that the people on the right mostly have strong Christian beliefs, also believe in Free speech, love of neighbors, and forgiveness. Those on the left do not understand the meaning (or are in denial of any of the above beliefs) He should be speaking out about maintaining our Christian values.
My goodness. So the right are Christian; the left are ignorant unbelievers. I am an Anglican priest, passionate about my faith, and also pretty left wing. There are a lot of us around.
Is he even a Christian?. Am I only the only person who noticed that at the coronation of the King , The Archbishop of Canterbury did not know the words of The Blessing, even though he had it in front of him he hesitated and made mistakes.
After he said not getting vaccinated with the gene therapy serum was a mortal sin, I stopped paying attention to him until now. Instead of transmitting eternal life and love over fear during the Covid pandemic, he transmitted no faith and fear. Many Catholic prelates did the same.
@@royquick-s5n The Church was also strongly opposed to the use of anaesthetic when it was first invented, on the basis that we are in this world to suffer, and alleviating pain goes against God's will. There have always been those who took mortification to a sick extreme.
@@futatorius I would suppose some fact checking would be in order before accepting your assertion at face value. However, there will be reactionaries. New wine should not be put into old wineskins.🙂
From appearances he seems to be a Marxist. He would not be the first person or institution to be taken in by their imitations of concern for human beings. Its never about the thing - its always about the revolution.
Thank you Gavin for your measured truth telling for, in Christ, we have not been given a spirit of timidity but of power, love and a sound mind. It is a sad but prophesied indictment of a tepid, nay apostate, Christian "mouthpiece" who either believes what he has published or fears for his own head should the enemies of the Christian civilised foundations that we stand upon prevail. Thank you for speaking The Truth in Love, in hope that ears will hear and repent that now "know not what they do"...... God's Will IS being done on earth - we walk by Faith not sight - regardless of manifest insanity He has conquered the world....... Hallelujah Amen Be strong and very courageous for Immanuel
Welby a man who lives in Normandy but had a 2:06 holiday palace in London . His work is in Canterbury but he’s allowed to do it online from home . He’s not sure about what he does but the monies good 😂
Thank you thank you for that very thoughtful piece. In the past, after the English 'Reformation' and beyond, the one thing the Church of England had going for it was the attention it paid to the Bible. Even now, when reading from the Bible during a service, clergy and readers will name the 'chapter and verse' they are using and in many churches even the page number of the reading in copies of the Bible available in the pews. This allows the congregation to check for themselves that the reading was correct. In other words, no 'misinformation.' Therefore, for Welby to use a parable - the actual words of Jesus - as the basis for the promotion of a political ideology, is a betrayal of the Church he leads. Jesus said 'My sheep know my voice.' I understand now what He meant.
Unfortunately, the world; especially the Christian World, has lost the understanding and fear of hell. Without a true understanding of hell, there is no understanding of heaven and salvation of the human soul. Lord Jesus, forgive us of our sins.
I do not believe you!... The Age of the prophet ended with the Apostles.... Your vanity and lies are especially telling.,.You do not speak for Christians Kierie eleison ✝️
Rubbish. Read his life story and be ashamed of your judgement. Just because people don’t necessarily share your interpretation of the Bible does not make them ‘not a Christian’ or mean they have ‘lost their faith.’ Faith is not about ticking the right doctrinal boxes, it’s about having a trust in God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit and putting our lives in his hands
@@catherinellewelyn-evans3693Welby is of Satan Catherine ...'rubbish of the world covers him and his misled minions.. you are in grave danger following this creature.
@@catherinellewelyn-evans3693THE BIBLE IS THE Word AND DOES NOT LEND Itself TO BE INTERPRETED BY False CHRISTIANS AND PAGAN HIPPIES.. MAY GOD HAVE MERCY ON YOU.🙏🏻
The Church's one foundation Is Jesus Christ her Lord; She is his new creation by water and the word; From heaven he came and sought her To be his holy bride; With his own blood he bought her, And for her life he died.
It's sad but does anyone take him seriously? He's been so anti-Christian for years. We have to wake up and stand for a much more radical Christianity. We need to leave this old guard behind . Do any of know when Our Lord is going to come? Does anyone think he is imminent? If you do then where do you want him to find you? With the likes of Welby?? WAKE UP EVERYBODY before it's too late.
Welby was educated (?) at Eton… he occupies one of the topmost jobs in *the world*… like others, I am beyond irritated at how such utterly privileged and insulated people adopt such woke views without shame and self-disgust. They are selling out their people to save their own @rses.
When Teresa May first joined the Conservative Party at the tender age of 13 or thereabouts her father, a parish priest, advised her to tread warily. The parish priest was there for all the parishioners and the rectory's impartiality must be upheld. There are many priests in the CofE who could learn from this not least Justin Welby.
As Welby continues to dismantle the Church of England, it is time that all the lands, churches and treasures owned by the Catholic Church prior to the Reformation and dissolution of the Abbeys should be returned. They are not for Welby to either bequeath or sell.
@@homemaintenance1234 Hardly tribal, ''sweety'', rather, as Welby seems determined to empty out the buildings as he deems that Churches are no longer necessary as places of his version of Christian worship. He's happily selling church lands off to muslims to convert into mosques, why shouldn't the management of the Churchlands seized from the Catholics be returned to them?
I am not Anglican, but he is stepping over the line, but his church , I mean the world Anglican church is looking at the church in England, it's failing, "stand up" "stand up" for the Church, England, and Christianity our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
It would appear that the lack of response is down to fear of being cancelled. Especially in the light of the lack of any “proper” response to the opening & closing ceremonies of the Olympic Games from the Vatican.
You are so right Gavin. It seems we are at a Cultural impasse which, at the very least, requires careful discussion, and representation by parties who should be able to defend and maintain and preserve, the unity that has come out of church and state and essentially bears on creating a climate of tolerance, so that unity has remained possible. It belongs to the people as part of their heritage and If the Archbishop won't throw his weight behind that, it certainly diminishes the role of the church in the public square, and the King, and makes it easier for the suppression of free speech rights. It's very, very extremely concerning to see him fomenting intolerance for Christians, when he is the head of the Christian Church in Britain. He might as "Welby" advocating for the persecution of Christians.
@@iociccio936The Head of the Church is Christ. The Pope and Monarch are simply men. Let's face it the Pope is as woke as Welby. Men err, Christ is our eternal Saviour.
As always preaching to the converted praying that God unveils eyes and opens ears of the others welcome to God eternal promise if only they freely choose you do it so eloquently God bless Catholic unscripted