Today, in the UK and around the world, trust in institutions of all kinds – including the Church – is at an all-time low. But could advice to a bishop from a Victorian writer help win back public confidence?
It would be easy to answer that question with a quick ‘no’. After all, we Anglicans are facing huge problems: a loss of gospel truth, obstruction from bishops and ongoing spiritual compromise throughout the institution. This present mess has been a long time coming, and it is, in many ways, .
‘Opportunism’ is normally defined as “the practice of using situations unfairly to get an advantage for yourself without thinking about the consequences, of
"Being homosexual is not a crime. We are all children of God, and God loves us as we are and for the strength that each of us fights for our dignity." Those words were spoken by Pope Francis, easi.