Martyn Percy

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  Martyn Percy: Why the Church's response to the George Bell inquiry is so shocking

  Martyn Percy | Tue 19 Dec 2017 12:45 GMT

  "If one imagines for a moment that Bishop Bell were one's own father, the point is clearly made. If a system is not good enough for our own fathers, then it is not good enough for anyone." (para. 46, p. 12, Bishop George Bell Independent Review).

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  Can the Church of England still afford nuance or ambiguity? Some final thoughts on Sir Philip Mawer's Sheffield review

  Martyn Percy | Fri 29 Sep 2017 11:12 BST

  Complex issues face the Church of England. For example, will traditionalist organisations be able to tell at what point a person's valid ordination either evaporates or crystallizes in the process of gender transition? Do they 'lose' it the moment they become female, or gain it at the moment they become male?

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  Consciences, Convictions and Consequences: A Brief Response to the Review of the Nomination to the See of Sheffield

  Martyn Percy | Tue 19 Sep 2017 12:24 BST

  The report reveals how far the centre of gravity in the Church of England has drifted from the general public and contemporary culture.