Rotten apples
Should the C of E purge its hierarchy of safeguarding blockers, while Amnesty left with egg on its face
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Ungoverned and unsealed
More synod shenanigans, Jewish-Anglican relations limp onwards, and a Christian school chaplain is somewhat vindicated
Constructive ambiguity
The C of E dodges the key question on sexuality once more, while finding greater consensus around the Palestinian cause
Into the long grass
Anglicanism ducks even moderately difficult questions about reform, while liberals and conservatives in the C of E argue about conversion therapy
The devil is in the detail
Could evangelical churches really get criminalised in the conversion therapy ban, the Church of Ireland faces a belated reckoning over abuse, and some people still really don't like Project Spire
We are profoundly sorry
The C of E repents for more historical sins, more number crunching for trainee vicars, and a Christian climate sceptic billionaire's donations come under scrutiny
More vicars, but at what cost?
The C of E pours money into vicar training to try and turn around the numbers, while conservatives continue to try doing it their own way
Once more into the breach
A Sunderland church ignites a new culture war for the C of E, a synod motion will put the bishops on the spot, and yet more safeguarding definitional shenanigans
The soul of our nation
Is the British church ready to step into our fractious politico-religio-ethno faultlines to keep the peace?
Half-empty or half-full?
Some more confounding data emerges on church attendance, a one-time evangelical hero finally faces justice (of sorts), while Pope Leo evades simple categorisation