Martyn Percy

No plans to remove bishops from the House of Lords at this time, govt tells Parliament

Removing the Lords Spiritual from the House of Lords is not on the agenda of the current government, a spokesman for the Cabinet Office told the House of Lords on April 16. In response to a written question presented on 3 April 2025 from Baroness...

Beyond the Scaffolding: What the Church in Wales’s Harries Report Missed and Why It Still Matters

Every Church makes structural changes from time to time. But not every Church gets a moment like 2012. That was the year the Church in Wales published the Harries Report, officially known as the Church in Wales Review. Commissioned by the Bench of Bishops and...
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Lambeth Conferences and Calls – A Lessons Learned Review

It is unlikely that readers of Modern Church would have come across the Galton...

Martyn Percy: The Church of England…. Trustworthy?

If a Church values loyalty and reputation far more than truth and justice it...

Martyn Percy: Ethical? (or, Tea and Sympathy Are Not Enough)

As Peter Drucker famously remarked, “culture eats strategy for breakfast”.  It is therefore no...

Martyn Percy: The Ministry of Truth and Safeguarding in the Church of England (A ‘Lessons Learned Review’ from 1984)

From the Modern Church blog: As any student of George Orwell knows, the world of 1984 turns...

Martyn Percy: Why I’m leaving the Church of England

The Church of England (CoE) is one of the few major British institutions remaning...

Martyn Percy: Some Critical Comment on “Bishops and Ministry Fit for a New Context”

One can hardly do better than the satirical takes on the latest attempt at...

Time, Light, Truth and Christmas Hope: a reflection by Martyn Percy

‘Respair’ is a very old word that one hardly ever uses these days.  The...

Churches and Cultural Climate-Change Denial (Part One): Learning from Canute

Editor's note: Writing at the Modern Church, Martyn Percy discusses the short sightedness of...

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No plans to remove bishops from the House of Lords at this time, govt tells Parliament

Removing the Lords Spiritual from the House of Lords is not on the agenda...

Beyond the Scaffolding: What the Church in Wales’s Harries Report Missed and Why It Still Matters

Every Church makes structural changes from time to time. But not every Church gets...

Message of condolence from the primate of Melanesia on the death of Pope Francis

To:The Most Reverend Christopher Cardone, OPArchbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of HoniaraAnd all...

Statement from the Moderator of the Church of Pakistan on the death of Pope Francis

The passing of Pope Francis marks a profound moment of loss for the global...