THE General Synod voted to continue the Church of England’s work on racial justice on Sunday afternoon, after a debate in which the progress made was offset against challenges still to be met. “Racial justice is everybody’s business because it is about who we are in Christ,” the Archbishop of York said near the start of the debate. Another lay member, Kenson Li (co-opted) spoke on behalf of fellow ordinands whom he had consulted on questions of racial justice. It was vital, he said, that awareness of issues of racial justice be embedded in the discernment and training processes. Busola Sodeinde (London) commended the work of the Racial Justice Unit, and the transformation she had seen at her own church, Holy Trinity, Brompton.
