Write to letters@thetimes.co.ukSir, The Christians among us, including those who are at the aspirational stage, can take comfort from two aspects of the events that have overwhelmed the Archbishop of Canterbury (“Welby quits in shame at child abuse case failures”, Nov 13). The first is that, despite our being continually reminded that the church has declined to a point of no significance, there is substantial interest about what has taken place and what may now follow. The second aspect is that, unsatisfactory as it may be, the Church of England is established by law and constitutionally subject to parliament and the monarch, who is also head of the church. This means that parliament can instruct the church to get its house in

Source: The Times November 14, 2024 06:06 UTC