Archbishop of York to address Synod during ‘crisis’ for Church of England The Archbishop of York is preparing to address the Church of England’s parliament amid a tumultuous time for the church following the archbishop of Canterbury’s resignation.
Mr Cottrell told the Times newspaper last week that he believes “many people, both within the Church and outside the Church, are disgusted by what they read and we would be very foolish if we didn’t take account of that”.
Ms Grenfell told Sky News the Church is facing a “time of reckoning” and that there are issues of trust and confidence with “the whole Church”.
An advocate for abuse survivors has called on Mr Cottrell and other senior leaders in the Church to show “radical humility”, as the handling of abuse cases once again comes under the spotlight during debate this week.
“It’s always a Church that is trying every day to become safer and that, you know, we’re open to a light being shone into the Church of England to say, what are you doing about safeguarding?
