Britain's Archbishop of Canterbury says religious leaders should have a voice in determining United Nations policies to recover its "moral authority."
The BBC reported Saturday Rowan Williams says the United Nations' work is indispensable, but, "There is an urgent need for structures and relationships that allow a global moral perspective to be voiced more clearly."
The BBC said Williams suggested a "standing commission" of representatives from religious groups be formed to comment on U.N. Security Council proposals. The commission, however, would not have any voting power.
"Trends in U.N. reform ... are driving towards the 'moralizing' or civilizing of the global economy and the world of international negotiation," the BBC reported Williams said. "Never has there been a time when the presence of religiously based voluntary groups has been of such moment."