THE ARCHBISHOP'S OFFICE
Sta,—Perhaps " Janus " had his tongue in one of his four cheeks when he wrote of the office of the Archbishop of Canterbury as being the highest in the Christian Church. But surely such an expression is a little unfortunate? Even the most bigoted Anglicans today would hardly uphold such an unequivocal claim, while there is certainly a majority of Christians (if not of English Christians) who would hotly deny it. The use of such a title would seem to imply a certain amount of un- conscious arrogance in the mind of at least one supporter of the Church of England which is not desirable in an age which looks more and more towards unity among the various Christian churches.—I am, Sir, Yours [" Janus " writes : This is a just criticism. The limitation " in this country " was clearly implied, but it should have been clearly expressed. There was no arrogance, for I am not an Anglican.]
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