An open letter to the Church of England’s Diocesan Bishops: General Synod and Safeguarding
If Synod does the right thing next week, victims, survivors, advocates and campaigners won’t have to continue being “shouty campaigners”.
If Synod does the right thing next week, victims, survivors, advocates and campaigners won’t have to continue being “shouty campaigners”.
Marsha de Cordova is happy to speak off script. She won’t accept everything she’s told. She’ll be a challenge, as well as a mouthpiece.
The lack of thought given to victims and survivors is proof that Church of England leaders still do not understand their safeguarding crisis.
By refusing to act in a moral way, the Church of England bishops, as a group, have abrogated their automatic right to seats in the House of Lords.
The Church of England is not a safe place. Bishops are protected by a system that silences victims and survivors of church-related abuse.