The Archbishop of York, John Sentamu, put on his white cleric’s collar on Sunday for the first time since cutting it up ten years ago in a highly symbolic protest at Robert Mugabe’s rule. The Uganda-born cleric, the second most senior clergyman in the Church of England, made the dramatic gesture on live television in 2007 and stated that he would not wear it again until the Zimbabwe president was gone. He added: “I promised when Mugabe goes I (would) put my collar on, so I have no choice but to put it back on. Many Zimbabweans have celebrated Mugabe’s departure but fear new President Emmerson Mnangagwa — until recently one of Mugabe’s closest allies — could also lead an authoritarian regime. It won’t go away.”The 68-year-old became the Church of England’s first black archbishop when he was enthroned in November 2005.

Source: The Guardian November 26, 2017 11:15 UTC