The Church of England is poised to address the escalating issue of parishioners bullying clergy, with proposals for legal sanctions and a new code of conduct on the agenda for the upcoming General Synod.
Papers released ahead of the Church of England s General Synod claim members of the clergy have been hounded out of office due to aggressive behaviour by the faithful.
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