do you think thatjourney of yours affects the way you use the role of bishop? i hope it does in the sense that i can only operate from being me and being me is covered with where i m coming from and certainly the journey that i have been on. so it will be veryjamaican. are you instinctively a champion of the underdog? passionately so, but i must say that it is wrapped up with the gospel because it is there that i am learning, that i have learned ofjesus s his passion for those who are the underdogs, for those who are, you know, the last, the least, and the lost. and i don t see how i can but be the same as a disciple of christ. interesting you say that, because i m also very aware that we are sitting right next to one of the finest cathedrals in england in a sense, a symbol of the power of the anglican church in this country. other symbols would include the fact that at the king s coronation, we saw that the relationship between church and state is so very intertwined in
included prayers and a funfair at a local park. and time now for ten seconds of chimpanzee cuteness. this is the moment vanilla sees the outdoors for the first time after 28 years in a medicine lab. thankfully, she is now at her animal sanctuary home. you are all caught up now. see you later. voiceover: this is bbc news. we ll have the headlines and all the main news stories for you at the top of the hour, straight after this programme. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. today, i m in canterbury, a place of christian pilgrimage for centuries, steeped in the history of the church of england. the c of e is woven into the fabric of the english establishment. but church leaders have become fierce critics of government policy. the anglican church is also a worldwide faith, but it is beset by divisions between progressives and conservatives. my guest today is the first black female bishop in the church of england, rose hudson wilkin. is her church in danger of breaking apart?
do you think thatjourney of yours affects the way you use the role of bishop? i hope it does in the sense that i can only operate from being me and being me is covered with where i m coming from and certainly the journey that i have been on. so it will be veryjamaican. are you instinctively a champion of the underdog? passionately so, but i must say that it is wrapped up with the gospel because it is there that i am learning, that i have learned ofjesus s his passion for those who are the underdogs, for those who are, you know, the last, the least, and the lost. and i don t see how i can but be the same as a disciple of christ. interesting you say that, because i m also very aware that we are sitting right next to one of the finest cathedrals in england in a sense, a symbol of the power of the anglican church in this country. other symbols would include the fact that at the king s coronation, we saw that the relationship between church and state is so very intertwined in
diagnosis. and another celeb is buying a football club that s right stormcy is set to buy his open town club, afc croydon as part of a tree yes that includes footballer will fred zahar. time now for ten seconds of a slice of history. this painting was found in the ancient city of pompeii. now it might like look a pizza but pizza didn t exist when this was done. who knows. you re all caught up now. see you later. voice over: this is bbc news. we ll have the headlines and all the main news stories for you at the top of the hour, straight after this programme. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. today i m in canterbury, a place of christian pilgrimage for centuries, steeped in the history of the church of england. the c of e is woven into the fabric of the english establishment. but church leaders have become fierce critics of government policy. the anglican church is also a worldwide faith, but it is beset by divisions between progressives and conservatives. my guest t
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