From Mr Tim Belben
Sir, — Julia Taylor, saying “the parish priest surely must lead” (Letters, 18 May), seems to overlook Luke 22.24-27, and the imperative that leadership must be by service.
It is especially important for a new incumbent to make plain — by suggestion and wise counsel — that he or she is serving the parish and those who have been forced into leadership during the vacancy. Dictatorship will win no loyalty, only resentment and subservience.
TIM BELBEN
Church Farm, Wookey
Wells, Somerset BA5 1JX