Carey Travels to Denver for Friend's Installation as Dean
Episcopal News Service. February 4, 2002 [2002-031-4]
[Episcopal News Service] Archbishop of Canterbury George Carey, in Denver January 27 for the installation of his friend Peter Eaton as the ninth dean of St. John's Cathedral, declared that 'religion has got to be part of the solution' to the problem of innocent people being killed in the name of religion. In particular, he said, Christianity and Islam must play an integral role in the war on terrorism and establishing Middle East peace.
Bishop Jerry Winterrowd of Colorado performed the installation ceremony before a congregation of more than 1,200. Eaton, raised in New England, the West Indies and Great Britain, carries dual US and British citizenship.
During a news conference at Denver's Brown Palace Hotel, according to reports in the Denver Post, Carey said September 11 'triggered something' in people who are now realizing 'there are much more important things in the world than going to work and having a job.'
Following the attacks, Carey initiated discussions with British Prime Minister Tony Blair on 'what can religions do to create lasting healing.' As a part of that effort, he recently hosted a seminar bringing together nearly 40 Christian and Muslim scholars and theologians from more than a dozen countries. 'The Palestinians have been driven away from their homes,' he said. And 'honorable people are . . . seeing their children blown up.'
Asked about the Anglican Mission in America, for which Colorado is a major source of breakaway congregations, Carey told reporters, 'Anything which divides us can only be seen as a wrong step outside the church. They've created enormous problems for the Anglican Communion.'