{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/68358fb5e1abc4be6b0308eb/6901041daee65e114ada3c5c?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Holy Smoke: is the Anglican Communion dead?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/68358fb5e1abc4be6b0308eb/1761674133655-808bd50e-5eb1-4a34-9ff3-989f5ac974df.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>In the space of a month, the Church of England acquired its first female Archbishop of Canterbury, a majority of the world’s Anglicans have left the Anglican Communion in protest at the mother Church’s willingness to bless same-sex relationships – and the House of Bishops has suddenly backed away from introducing stand-alone gay blessings. The situation is chaotic. Theologian Andrew Graystone talks to Damian Thompson about the almost insoluble problems that will face Archbishop Mullally after she is enthroned in January.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Produced by Patrick Gibbons.</p>","author_name":"The Spectator"}