The Church of Ireland’s two Archbishops have issued a statement that implicitly rebukes the Bishop of Down and Dromore and other GAFCON-aligned voices within the Church, underscoring the deepening fault lines over Anglican identity and authority. The joint statement from the Archbishops of Armagh and Dublin appears to leave little doubt that the recent comments made to the Gazette by the Bishops of Down and Dromore and of Kilmore, Elphin, and Ardagh were issued without consultation with the Archbishop of Armagh. The Primates’ words stand in stark contrast to those episcopal remarks, which had expressed strong support for GAFCON’s reordering of the Anglican Communion. In tone and substance, the Archbishops’ statement represents the clearest possible repudiation of that position, reaffirming the Church of Ireland’s full participation in the historic Anglican Communion under Canterbury and rejecting the authority of any rival body claiming to speak for global Anglicanism. The Most Reverend John McDowell, Archbishop...