Members of General Synod try to stop opening speech by archbishop of York | Anglicanism
The archbishop of York has been the subject of rebellion by a considerable number of members of the Church of England's ruling organization after attempting to block his opening address. A third of the members of the General Conference refused to give Stephen Cottrell their support by voting in support of the move or abstaining […]
Church of England must open up its governance to scrutiny | Anglicanism
It's hard to understand why the Church of England would continue to put known abusers in positions of trust and tolerate situations that should have been impossible (the C of the E should have “kneeled down and repented” after a difficult year). (The Archbishop of York said on December 25th.) There are no knees in […]
C of E must ‘kneel in penitence’ after difficult year, says archbishop of York | Anglicanism
The Archbishop of York is expected to stress the need for action over words in his Christmas sermon, as the Church of England faces criticism for its failure to respond to recent abuse scandals. Stephen Cottrell, who will take over as interim leader of the Church of England in early January to replace the outgoing […]
Archbishop of York says he acted as soon as legally possible in sexual abuse case | Anglicanism
The Archbishop of York said he took action as soon as legally possible after calls for a priest repeatedly accused of sexual misconduct and abuse to resign over his handling of the case. said. Stephen Cottrell is set to take over as interim leadership of the church within three weeks, when Archbishop of Canterbury Justin […]