For the first time in England’s long history, atheists outnumber believers. But the decay of faith has not . . . ushered in an era of reason, rational thought and reverence for science. Instead of a second Enlightenment we have something like the opposite, a plague of secular fools: conspiracy theorists, astrology nuts, anti-vaccination fanatics, biology-deniers, climate-sceptics, homeopaths, believers in “personal truth” and fake news addicts. We have exchanged one age of unreason for another

James Marriott, The Times, 8 October

My mother was a church-going teacher. She wanted me to be the Archbishop of Canterbury. To be honest, I haven’t given up hope

Hugh Grant, actor, The Graham Norton Show, BBC1, 4 October

I understand the police were called. . . It’s great to be called a youth

Graham Usher, Bishop of Norwich, speaking at St Peter Mancroft, after inspecting the church roof, 6 October

After the Coronation, one of my. . . offspring came up behind me, patted me on my head and said to me, “Dad, you think you’re very important. I think you’re old and bald!”

Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury, the Lord Speaker’s podcast, 3 October

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