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The Telegraph reports that Jeffrey John is the 'favoured candidate' for Bishop of Southwark post
05/07/2010 10:30:00
| The appointment of the next Bishop of Southwark has made the news over the weekend. From Jonathan Wynne Jones on Telegraph.co.uk: Gay cleric in line to become bishop in Church of England and Meeting on appointment of gay bishop will determine future of the Church.
Some caution must be exercised - the last time around a number of papers were more or less certain that Jeffrey John was to become the Bishop of Bangor, and it turned out not to be the case. The BBC Today programme hosted a 7 minute discussion between Canon Chris Sugden and Dr Giles Fraser on the subject. You can listen here: 'No chance' gay bishop will split CofE Anglican Mainstream has issued an Urgent Call for Prayer See also the Daily Mail: New row set to split Church of England as Cameron pledges support for openly gay cleric A reminder of events in 2003/4 when Jeffrey John was proposed as a potential Bishop of Reading. From the Church Times at the time:
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Father Ron Smith | 06/07/2010 03:21:00