Sermon given at the Festival Eucharist in the National Pilgrimage to the Shrine of St Edward the Confessor: When in 2007 we came to refurbish the shrine of Hereford’s own saint, Thomas.
Canterbury Cathedral statues with links to slavery will not come down, sources say
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Updated: 14:57, 08 February 2021
Bosses at Canterbury Cathedral are expected to reject a suggestion from the Archbishop that statues with links to slavery be removed from the Kent landmark.
Like many historic buildings across the country, the Cathedral came under pressure to review its monuments at the height of Black Lives Matters protests in June last year.
Richard Hooker at Canterbury Cathedral. Picture: René & Peter van der Krogt
During the demonstrations, a statue of the 17th-century merchant Edward Colston was thrown into Bristol Harbour, sparking calls for others with links to slavery to be toppled.