Rowan Williams' record

If the Archbishop of Canterbury resigns (Facebook group here), what will he be remembered for besides backing sharia law in Britain?

• In 2005, he attacked the internet and web-based media for playing host to free discussion of views close to, as he put it, "unpoliced conversation". Oh no! Unpoliced!
• In 2003, he admitted having discriminated against Freemasons and declared that their beliefs were incompatible with Christianity (he later apologised).
• In 2002, he wrote that “Every transaction in the developed economies of the West can be interpreted as an act of aggression against the economic losers in the worldwide game”.
• In the same book, he wrote in reference to removing the Taliban that acting in defence of others was contrary to Jesus' call to "turn the other cheek" and argued that the 9/11 hijackers lacked the freedom we have to "consider whether or not we turn to violence".
• In 2003, he denounced the Iraq War as "immoral and illegal" because the UN Security Council had voted against it - indicating a belief that sovereign nations should leave the decision as to when and where its troops are sent to an undemocratic body whose own morality is, some might say, questionable. Longer-term, he said decisions as to whether a country should go to war or not should be made by a panel of legal experts, not by democratic governments that can be removed at the ballot box.

After achieving all this, perhaps he can retire a happy man!