Archbishop of Canterbury admits he is failing to lure in more worshippers to the Church of England after congregations hit record lows
- Justin Welby, 66, admitted he ‘doesn’t persuade many’ to join Church of England
- The Archbishop of Canterbury speaks on the topic in a BBC interview today
- He said there were times when he questioned God but goes ‘back to the Psalms’
The Archbishop of Canterbury has accepted responsibility for failing to attract more worshippers into the Church of England, with numbers hitting record lows in recent years.
In a BBC radio interview being broadcast today, Justin Welby makes his admission to Dr Susan Blackmore, a psychologist and atheist, after she expressed doubts about whether she would ever convert to a faith.
The Most Rev Welby, 66, said: ‘As you can tell from numbers in the Church of England, I don’t persuade many people.’
The Archbishop of Canterbury, pictured, also said there were times when even he questioned God
The Most Rev Welby, pictured, has accepted responsibility for failing to attract more worshippers into the Church of England, with numbers hitting record lows in recent years
The Archbishop also said there were times when even he questioned God.
He described one encounter with a warlord, whom he did not identify, as the only time he had come face to face with evil.
Asked how he coped with those situations, he said: ‘I go back to the Psalms, the Psalms of protest and lament, and say to God, “This is all wrong. What do you think you are up to?”‘
- The Archbishop Interviews is on BBC Sounds and BBC Radio 4 at 1.30pm today.
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