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Report finds Church of England covered up 'horrific' abuse at summer camps decades ago

An independent review has found the Church of England covered up “horrific’ abuse by a lawyer who volunteered at Christian summer camps in the 1970s and 1980s

The Independent UK

Archbishop of Canterbury considered resigning over barrister abuse cases

An independent review has concluded John Smyth QC’s abuse was covered up the Church of England.

Evening Standard

C of E covered up attacks by serial abuser John Smyth, review finds

Report says it is ‘unlikely’ Justin Welby knew nothing of concerns about Smyth, who abused schoolboys at Christian holiday camps

The Guardian - UK

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Abuser might have been brought to justice had Justin Welby reported it – review

Responses by the Church of England and others were ‘wholly ineffective and amounted to a cover-up’, a review found.

The Independent UK

Church of England response to John Smyth serial abuse ‘amounted to a cover-up’

The abuse spanned five decades and three countries with as many as many as 130 boys and young men victimised, a review found.

The Independent UK

Institutional racism blocks progress of black clergy in Church of England, report finds

Chair of church’s racial justice commission says study on advancement of people of colour paints ‘shaming’ picture

The Guardian - UK

Calls for reparations for Britain's slave trade are rooted in dark legacy

A debate about reparations for Britain’s role in the slave trade overshadowed a summit in Samoa of the Commonwealth, many of whose member nations were once British colonies

The Independent UK

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Two historic Philadelphia churches offer lessons for an America divided today and in its infancy

Christ Church is so symbolic to the birth of America that it's called the Nation's Church

The Independent UK

Takeaways from AP's report on the past and present of two historic Philadelphia churches

The two historic churches are less than a mile apart in Philadelphia

The Independent UK

The Church of England is panicking about declining congregations – here’s what it should do instead

Too many beautiful church buildings are going to ruin. Councils could run them better. Let them, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK

To my distant cousin Justin Welby: our family’s slavery history is truly awful. Let’s be open about it

The archbishop has admitted his connections, but must go further. Backing the campaign for reparations would be a start, says author Alex Renton

The Guardian - UK

Tales of infanticide have stoked hatred of Jews for centuries. They echo still today

A year after the 7 October attack, the myth of ‘blood libel’ persists in the media coverage of Gaza violence

The Guardian - UK

‘I thought of the church as a friend and it slapped me in the face’: historian Diarmaid MacCulloch on the Church of England’s hypocrisy

The award-winning author, ecclesiastical historian and church-goer on his incendiary new book about sex and the church, challenging centuries of self-serving homophobia, fakery and abuse. He is primed for the backlash…

The Guardian - UK

Anglican group launches £7m project in Barbados to atone for slavery atrocities

Funds will help communities living on the Codrington estate, which was home to two sugar plantations

The Guardian - UK

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The Conversation

How Henry VIII accidentally changed the way we write history

In 1534, King Henry VIII infamously broke away from the Catholic Church, becoming the head of the Church of England. Following this, two lesser-known acts were passed, the Suppression of Religious Houses Act 1535 and the Suppression of Religious Houses Act 1539 (also known as the “two Acts of Dissolution”).

Woman & Home

Fun facts about royal christenings over the years

For a family so full of history and ceremony, it should come as no surprise that there are plenty of interesting facts and traditions about their christenings

The Guardian - UK

In its progress and pain, Windrush brought us the birth of modern, multicultural Britain

West Indians and their families have suffered at the hands of a racist system. Let us use this day to honour their contributions to this country, says the Church of England’s director of racial justice, Guy Hewitt

The Guardian - UK

Your sermons on integrity are a bit rich, archbishop, given your faith in Paula Vennells

Justin Welby has urged politicians to behave nicely. Shame he didn’t say as much to the former Post Office boss

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The Guardian - UK

Will the Anglican church come clean and pay its debt over slavery? Not from what we have seen so far

As terrible facts emerge about its level of complicity, we expect a just and humane response – but have yet to receive one, says theologian and broadcaster Robert Beckford

The Guardian - UK

Beatings, brandings, suicides: life on plantations owned by Church of England missionary arm

Documents from Lambeth Palace archives show how one of Justin Welby’s predecessors approved the purchase of enslaved people for the notorious Codrington sugar estate

The Guardian - UK

Looking for lichen: Church of England launches search for life on gravestones

Church asks people to record species found in local graveyards, which can provide good habitat for complex life form

Woman & Home

32 facts about King Charles's coronation that you might not have known before

It was an historic day, but there are probably plenty of details you're not aware of...

Marie Claire

Royal Family Is Up Against Its “Biggest Crisis” Since the 1936 Abdication, Expert Says

“It’s been quite shocking.”

The Guardian - UK

Church of England accused of ‘acting like a loan shark’ over vicar’s widow falling £313,000 in debt

A church mortgage supposed to help clergy buy their own home has turned into a huge burden for a woman who paid interest for almost 29 years

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s not a lot when you consider the harm’: Why bishop is calling for £1bn in C of E reparations for slavery

Bishop of Croydon Rosemarie Mallett is calling for the Church of England to atone for African chattel slavery

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