Religion: The Archbishop Saw Red

If the Church of England were not such a respectable organization, it might be considered a scandalous one. Twice in ten weeks the Archbishop of Canterbury has found it necessary to repudiate the opinions expressed by some of his leading clergy. First it was the Bishop of Birmingham (TIME, Oct. 27). Last week it was the Dean of Canterbury.

The "Red Dean's" nickname is no great exaggeration. An occasional enthusiastic visitor to the U.S.S.R., roguish Dr. Hewlett Johnson, 73, who looks like an 18th Century character in need of a haircut, has long been...

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