31 January 2013
Good Morning from the Church of England Communications
Office
Daily Digest for Thursday 31st January 2013
Issued at 09.35 by hd
1. "Lack of support and respect for asylum seekers
is shocking," says Bishop of Ripon & Leeds
The Bishop of Ripon and Leeds, the Rt Revd John Packer,said
today that he had been shocked by the lack of support and respect
shown in this country to those who had fled in terror from their
own, and had arrived in the UK looking for sanctuary and help. For
further information, go to:
http://www.churchofengland.org/media-centre/news/2013/01/lack-of-support-and-respect-for-asylum-seekers-is-shocking,-says-bishop-of-ripon-leeds.aspx
2. Today's press coverage
Times p3, Evening Standard p13
Report in Times focusing on a speech given by the "new Archbishop
of Canterbury" at Trent Vineyard, where he reflects on his
application for the role of Archbishop; Evening Standard spotted a
Bishop's Move vehicle moving Justin Welby's belongings into Lambeth
Palace.
http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/faith/article3673513.ece
Times p50
Lives Online focuses on Revd Prof James Cameron, ecclesiastical
historian.
http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/opinion/obituaries/article3672987.ece
Telegraph p4, Financial Times p4, City AM
p16
Various items reflecting on results from the Census, the Telegraph
newspaper including a piece on the "fall in the number of people
identifying themselves as Christian", and claiming online and in
print that "Polish is the second language of England".
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/immigration/9836825/Census-2011-Polish-becomes-the-second-language.html
Daily Mail p4
Report that "Tory traditionalists in the Cabinet are preparing to
back gay marriage despite continuing anger among the party's
grassroots".