BY STEPHEN KUHRT The news is currently dominated by two of the greatest scandals to have occurred in Britain during the twenty-first century. One is the continued saga surrounding Prince Andrew concerning his close connection with the convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein and his alleged abuse of the late Virginia Giuffre. The other surrounds the Pakistani… Continue reading Prince Andrew, rape gangs and safeguarding in the Church of England
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A tale of two vicars: one exploiting the status quo, the other challenging it
BY JON KUHRT Jonathan Fletcher was the vicar of Emmanuel Church Wimbledon (ECW) and enjoyed a high-profile and influential ministry. But in recent years, his bullying, coercive and abusive behaviour has been exposed. A report by the Safeguarding Agency thirtyone:eight catalogued Fletcher’s long-running pattern of sexual and spiritual abuse. Much of the fall-out from this scandal has focussed… Continue reading A tale of two vicars: one exploiting the status quo, the other challenging it
Why Stephen Cottrell should resign as Archbishop of York
BY STEPHEN KUHRT Quoting Lady Bracknell has become a literary cliché, but her sardonic observation from The Importance of Being Earnest uncannily captures the current crisis in the Church of England. In the wake of the Makin report and Justin Welby's resignation, the statement that to lose one Archbishop ‘may be regarded as a misfortune, to lose… Continue reading Why Stephen Cottrell should resign as Archbishop of York
Why Justin Welby must resign as Archbishop of Canterbury
BY STEPHEN KUHRT Photo: Flickr The Makin Report, published this week, chronicles the appalling, sadistic and spiritualised abuse carried out by John Smyth and the abject failure of the Church of England to respond adequately to this. John Smyth’s abuse represents pure evil. But just as evil is the vast number of professing Christians who… Continue reading Why Justin Welby must resign as Archbishop of Canterbury
Safeguarding the Institution 