Yesterday, I made the claim on this blog that the Church of England was obsessed with sex. However, having heard about Peter Halliday this morning, I now accept that when it comes to paedophilia going on where the Church has a clear duty of care, they aren’t particularly interested in sex at all. UPDATE: On… Continue reading The Church of England: An Apology
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The sad moral decline of Rowan Williams
Rowan Williams, like so many other public figures over the past couple of months, sought to co-opt William Wilberforce in a speech yesterday. In an act of stupendous logical contortion, he uses Wilberforce, an elected politician (albeit in an era of rotten boroughs) as a tool for his argument against reforming the House of Lords:… Continue reading The sad moral decline of Rowan Williams
Synod Members Bash their Bishops!
Ahh, you’ve got to laugh: Forty-two members of the General Synod of the Church of England have issued the challenge to their national leaders as the Government considers a fully elected second chamber, and whether the 26 bishops of the state church should keep their exclusive places on the coveted red benches. In a letter… Continue reading Synod Members Bash their Bishops!