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6:00 AM April 24, 2021
Bishop Martin Seeley has welcomed the report which looks at 40 years of racism in the Church of England
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Suffolk s most senior Church of England clergyman says racism in the church must be exposed and called out following a national report on the problems.
The Rt Rev Martin Seeley, Bishop of the Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich, welcomed the Archbishops Anti-Racism Taskforce Report, which said little had changed in the church in 40 years.
The taskforce has made 47 proposals to tackle institutional racism and improve diversity in an attempt to end a rut of inaction spanning decades.
Suffolk bishop says racism must be exposed and called out
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Parishes must become more inclusive; âOne of the barriers to inclusion or continued participation in the C of E for those from UKME/GMH backgrounds has been the challenge of âcultural assimilationâ into the church, where there is perceived to be little or no room for cultural expression outside a culture which is predominantly white and middle class.â
It says a new C of E racial justice commission must âtake decisive action to address the history and legacy of the C of Eâs involvement in the historic transatlantic slave tradeâ.
Rev Dr Anderson Jeremiah, a member of the taskforce, said it was âimpossible to understand Christianity without making reference to colonial history. [The C of Eâs] history is very deeply intertwined ⦠if I want my white brothers and sisters to engage with this, they need to know where [their Christian faith] has been shaped.â