The Archbishop of York survived a vote of no confidence, and synod members backed a compromise that places the church’s national safeguarding team under independent oversight while leaving diocesan safeguarding in bishops’ hands.
Most Anglican leaders reaffirmed their commitments to protecting the vulnerable, and some also spoke with gratitude for Welby’s leadership and assured him of their prayers.
The Archbishop of York-designate Stephen Cottrell, a known cost-cutter, launched a sustainability review of the Church of England's dioceses and congregations at a controversial videoconference meeting of the church's House of Bishops.
Anglo-Catholic traditionalists rejoice in the first appointment of one of their own in five years as a bishop within the Church of England's diocesan structure, while mourning the death of Geoffrey Kirk, a pivotal leader of an earlier generation.
25 English bishops call for open discussion, attention to a no-deal Brexit's impact on the vulnerable, while Archbishop Welby agrees to chair citizens' forum to share diverse views on the way forward
Facing divisions in the body of Christ, the school of reconciliation would teach the faithful to speak as sinners, who admit that “often enough, people of both sides were to blame” (Decree on Ecumenism, Unitatis Redintegratio 1, para. 3).
