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John Sentamu tipped to become next archbishop of Canterbury: Facing opposition
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
The Archbishop of York., Dr. John Sentamu. PHOTO/Antony Njuguna/Reuters
John Sentamu, the archbishop of York, is expected to announce his candidature for Canterbury this week, by the opaquely Anglican manoeuvre of declining a place on the committee that will choose the next archbishop of Canterbury to succeed Rowan Williams. Already his allies are suggesting that only racism could keep him from the job.
He has ambition, courage, and a gift for theatre. He works hard. He says unpopular things often, and popular things as often as he can.