Bishops bashing Cummings

[Old Greg]

Wrong religion. The bit at the back is ours.

So this is some weird kind of fake Christianity that ignores the Old Testament? Certainly not the C of E then.

[TwoWolves]

Surely a key lesson from the Bible is that the Prophets (religious leaders) should hold the Kings (executive) to account?

Wrong religion. The bit at the back is ours.

[Old Greg]

Our local parish church congregation is 100% leave, patriotic and like Boris*.

The Church of England clergy seems to be having a race with senior BBC management to see who can make themselves completely redundant the quickest.


* excepting me as I know Boris from his London Mayor days.

Surely a key lesson from the Bible is that the Prophets (religious leaders) should hold the Kings (executive) to account?

[TwoWolves]

Our local parish church congregation is 100% leave, patriotic and like Boris*.

The Church of England clergy seems to be having a race with senior BBC management to see who can make themselves completely redundant the quickest.


* excepting me as I know Boris from his London Mayor days.

[Mordac]

Not as good as the "Gay sex splits bishops" headline of many years ago.

If that was genuinely in the Graun, I doff my cap Sir.
Now, I must put Google to work proving its authenticity and then hastily delete my internet history (again)...

[Old Greg]

It's the closest you'll get to a 'Sun-style' headline in the Graun.

Not as good as the "Gay sex splits bishops" headline of many years ago.

[Mordac]

"Bishops bashing Cummings". Is that a new chess move?

It's the closest you'll get to a 'Sun-style' headline in the Graun.

[DaveB]

I'm sure HMQ, who is head of the Church of England, can have a quiet word with the bishops and tell them to pull themselves together and stop behaving like sanctimonious twats.

I think she already has

Coronavirus: Bishops get death threats over Cummings criticism - BBC News

[Old Greg]

I'm sure HMQ, who is head of the Church of England, can have a quiet word with the bishops and tell them to pull themselves together and stop behaving like sanctimonious twats.

Spoken like a true authoritarian.

Will no one rid me of this turbulent priest?

[OwlHoot]

Bishops turn on Boris Johnson for defending Dominic Cummings | Politics | The Guardian

I'm sure HMQ, who is head of the Church of England, can have a quiet word with the bishops and tell them to pull themselves together and stop behaving like sanctimonious twats.

[Paddy]

"Bishops bashing Cummings". Is that a new chess move?

[AtW]

Bishops turn on Boris Johnson for defending Dominic Cummings | Politics | The Guardian