Jane Magrath
@jlmag.bsky.social
Anglican Priest and Seeker of Thin Places — Nudging the Church towards the 21st century. Nova Scotia.🇨🇦
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'Some knew even more than Welby but did even less; they remain in influential positions in the church. Those who initially covered up Smyth’s abuse were trying to protect what they called “the work”; training leaders..within conservative evangelicalism'
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
'Some knew even more than Welby but did even less; they remain in influential positions in the church. Those who initially covered up Smyth’s abuse were trying to protect what they called “the work”; training leaders..within conservative evangelicalism'
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Cover-up of child abuse in Church of England tried to ‘protect the work’ of twisted theology | Helen King
It’s difficult to face the fact that those who call themselves Christian can abuse, and hard to believe anyone thought silence was the right response, writes General Synod lay member Helen King
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2024 at 12:30 AM
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'Some knew even more than Welby but did even less; they remain in influential positions in the church. Those who initially covered up Smyth’s abuse were trying to protect what they called “the work”; training leaders..within conservative evangelicalism'
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
'Some knew even more than Welby but did even less; they remain in influential positions in the church. Those who initially covered up Smyth’s abuse were trying to protect what they called “the work”; training leaders..within conservative evangelicalism'
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Reposted by Jane Magrath
It seems the CofE is now doing an exercise to look at whether action should be taken with over 30 priests and officials named in the Makin report. Perhaps some would do the right thing before it comes to that. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
More than 30 Church officials face the sack after Archbishop of Canterbury quits
It comes after the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby resigned following a damning report into decades of abuse
www.independent.co.uk
November 16, 2024 at 12:19 PM
It seems the CofE is now doing an exercise to look at whether action should be taken with over 30 priests and officials named in the Makin report. Perhaps some would do the right thing before it comes to that. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
The Makin report reminds us that a theology focused on sin and shame contributes to abuse within church communities. So, along with clearing leaders in the CofE, it’s perhaps time to clean our theology so that it emphasizes our essential goodness — the essence of the God in whose image we are made.
November 16, 2024 at 4:37 PM
The Makin report reminds us that a theology focused on sin and shame contributes to abuse within church communities. So, along with clearing leaders in the CofE, it’s perhaps time to clean our theology so that it emphasizes our essential goodness — the essence of the God in whose image we are made.