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Synod pushes Brown for more power
The General Synod [of the Church of England] last weekend decided to ask the Prime Minister for a greater say in church appointments.Gordon Brown had proposed in a Green Paper published last week that the Church of England should have the decisive voice in the selection of diocesan bishops. In York, the Synod voted to ask for the same say in the appointment of deans and canons.
The Bishop of London, the Rt Revd Richard Chartres, proposed the change, saying, nevertheless, that the Church had benefited from the expertise of civil servants who had participated in the selection process.
Full story at Church Times.
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