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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Holly Bancroft and Aine Fox

Archbishop of York’s Christmas Day sermon ‘empty words’, Bishop of Newcastle says

The Bishop of Newcastle has criticised the Archbishop of York’s Christmas Day sermon as “empty words” after he said the Church of England must repent and “be changed”.

Stephen Cottrell said that the Church must “kneel in penitence” after a turbulent year in which senior leaders apologised for their handling of historic allegations of abuse.

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