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Bishop Tony becomes the new Chairman of Forward in Faith

17/11/2014

 
The Rt Revd Tony Robinson, the Bishop of The Society for our Diocese, has been elected unopposed as Chairman of Forward in Faith for a four-year term of office. He succeeds the Bishop of Fulham, the Rt Revd Jonathan Baker, whose term of office as Chairman ended at the meeting of the National Assembly held at St Alban's, Holborn, on Saturday 15 November 2014.

In his address to the National Assembly, Bishop Tony called on members of Forward in Faith to respond to the invitation and challenge to flourish within the life and structures of the Church of England. Catholic Anglicans, he said, needed to be open to, and engaged with, the rest of the Church of England. He called on the Catholic Movement to be 'tolerant of the diversity of views that exists among us' and to 'work harder at unity amongst ourselves'.

Bishop Tony's address may be read by clicking here ยป

At the same meeting, the Revd Ian McCormack, Vicar of Grimethorpe and Brierly, in the Wakefield Episcopal Area was Elected to serve on the National Council.  He joins the Revd Dr Terry Buckingham of the Leeds Episcopal Area in our Diocese who already serves on the Council.

At the same National Assembly, the Revd Robert Hart, Rector of Hemsworth in the Wakefield Episcopal Area gave a talk on The Society's website:

Cardinal and Bishop Tony pray for Pakistani Couple

12/11/2014

 
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Bishop Tony Robinson, a Bishop of the Society and Cardinal Vincent Nichols, president of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales, lit candles and prayed in St Anne's Cathedral in Leeds for the couple and their unborn daughter who were burned to death in Pakistan last week.

The Bishops' prayer for peace and the repose of the souls of Sajjeed Mashah, 27, and his wife Shama Bibi, 24, followed Ecumenical Vespers, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the second Vatican Council's groundbreaking Ecumenical decree Unitatis Redintegratio. 

The Bishops condemned the actions of the 1,200 strong mob in Pakistan who burned the couple amidst rumours they had burned verses of the Quran. They also appealed to the Pakistan Government to bring the perpetrators to justice and protect the rights of minorities.

Family member, Javeed Masseeh described how their legs had been broken so they could not run away and then the couple were held over the brick furnace until their clothes caught fire and then thrown down inside the furnace. Bibi, a mother of four, was four months pregnant.

Bishop Tony, Chair of the Archbishop of Canterbury’s Pakistan Focus Group and who was in Pakistan in March, said: "The savage attack and murder of these two Christians and their unborn child is unacceptable in any civilised society.

“The Pakistan Government must do more to protect minorities in Pakistan from mob rule and a misuse of the blasphemy laws.

“In this country we hold that freedom of religion is at the core of our tolerant and democratic society. As we look around the world today there are many places where people are not allowed this freedom. We must not take the freedom we have lightly and work to change the attitudes of those who persecute people of another faith." 

Cardinal Nichols said: "This is a horrific and tragic event which sullies the reputation of a great nation. Surely all people of true religious spirit will, in response, turn to God in prayer, seeking forgiveness for the violence and destruction of life, pleading for peace in our troubled world.

"For my part I pray for the repose of the souls of the couple and their unborn child."

In March this year Bishop Tony visited Pakistan where he met the country's president Mamnoon Hussain to discuss the persecution of minorities.

You can see some photos here.

Fr Turner reflects upon the first few months of the new Diocese

1/11/2014

 
In the November issue of New Directions Fr Nicholas Turner, Rector of Broughton, Marton & Thornton in the Ripon Episcopal Area, reflects upon the first few months of the new Diocese - see page 10.

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