Susie Leafe

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  Has the Church of England kicked independent safeguarding into the long grass?

  Yesterday's vote would suggest that the desire to protect the institution of the Church won again.

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  Church of England repents for safeguarding failures

  There was a sense in the chamber that the Church of England has finally recognised the seriousness of the harm that has been done to those whose cries for help have been ignored.

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  Cottrell survives vote to stop him speaking at Synod

  Members of the General Synod of the Church of England were under pressure as they began a week-long meeting in London yesterday.

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  Bid to stop Archbishop of York addressing Synod fails

  Efforts have been made, however, to prevent Archbishop Stephen Cottrell speaking at the forthcoming Synod.

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  Justin Welby called to repent over gay sex position

  Gafcon leaders have called on the Archbishop of Canterbury to repent over his change of position on gay sex.

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  What now after those Welby comments?

  The orthodox who remain in the Church of England face a difficult balancing act.

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  Anglican Network in Europe inaugurates third diocese

  "The Anglican Network in Europe is still small, but it is a growing Province-in-Formation," said the Most Rev Laurent Mbanda, the Archbishop of the Anglican Church of Rwanda and Chair of the Gafcon Primates.

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  Is it any wonder that trust levels are falling in the Church of England?

  It used to be that you would hear a few mutterings of dissent in the corridors, but more lately members have articulated their concerns publicly in questions and speeches.

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  Church of England recognises human dignity of disabled children

  "Bringing a disabled child into the world is not a tragedy to be avoided," General Synod heard.

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  Accusations of schism flying in run up to General Synod

  General Synod begins on Friday and it looks as if the "new spirit of generosity and pragmatism" which Bishop Martyn Snow recently identified is going to be in short supply.

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  Orthodox Anglicans set out their positions on Church of England's same-sex blessing plans

  It has become an established tradition, in the run up to the Church of England's General Synod for various interested parties to publish open letters or articles setting out their position. This year is no exception.

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  Can the Global South Fellowship of Anglicans chase the snakes out of the Anglican Communion?

  In a monastery in the Egyptian desert, the Global South Fellowship of Anglicans (GSFA) met for their first Assembly, under their new covenantal structures. Their purpose? To reset the Anglican Communion.