DT Letters: Should the Church be focusing rather than meddling
A disestablished Church of England would be more inclined to focus on its core role of supporting its parishes rather than meddling in politics.
A disestablished Church of England would be more inclined to focus on its core role of supporting its parishes rather than meddling in politics.
“One of the greatest joys and strengths of our Church of England is its parish structure- we have a presence in every single place. What a mission opportunity this is. Like the Head of our Church, the Queen herself, our Church serves the whole nation. As we celebrate her 70-year reign, I wonder what will be left of our Parish system in another 70 years without many more of us stepping up to fight for it.”
Reverend Barry A Orford supports Charles Moore’s view on the theological bias of the current batch of bishops in the Church. Read original article here
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“A CORRESPONDENT whose letter is published this week suggests that something that the Church Commissioners should do with the resources that they hold in trust is “allocate a tiny fraction of their capital gain of £550 million in 2020 to clear the £12-million deficit accumulated by parishes in 2020 owing to Covid.”
AN Wilson believes that the Church has lost its soul in the rectory sell off. Thousands of parsonages, now privately owned, once gave every town and village a centre of spirituality…
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