Posted on 02/07/2022 5:50:35 PM PST by marshmallow
Church leaders could be appointed to full-time cabinet-style roles such as “Brexit bishop” or “Covid bishop” under proposals seen by The Times for the biggest overhaul of how the Church of England is run in centuries.
The ecclesiastical map of England could also be redrawn via mergers between the 42 dioceses, the creation of new constituencies for bishops based on cities or counties and the appointment of senior “regional” bishops to oversee large areas of the country.
The church has been accused of wanting to form a “shadow government” because of proposals that some senior bishops could be detached from geographical regions to serve as spokesmen or women on political matters.
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Oh hell.
Bkmrk.
Even the first few sentences are ridiculous. Aside from the fact that a church has no business doing this, I can’t believe that the secular government has been exactly panting for a bunch of ditzy old ladies and effeminate or foolish old men to suddenly chime in with their meaningless observations.
Anyway, it’s not like they have any influence with the British population beyond maybe the parish council. The CofE is doing even worse than the Catholic Church in terms of numbers of practicing members. And that’s saying something.
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