The Bishop of Southwark has issued the following statement ‘The Bishop of Kingston has, at my request, now met with the Vicar of St John, Waterloo to discuss the Inclusive Mosque event which took place at St John, Waterloo on 6 March. Whilst it is very important to build good interfaith relations, it is clear […]
It’s fair to say that up until now the main voices speaking up in Southwark about the Muslim Prayer Service held at St John’s Waterloo under the invitation of Canon Giles Goddard have been evangelicals of various flavours. Today two prominent Anglo-Catholics, one of whom is a fellow honorary canon of the Cathedral alongside Goddard, […]
The Southwark Muslim Prayer Story has begun to hit the mainstream media in a big way. A quick google search shows an increasing number of papers and other online news services picking it up. A number of images (screengrabs from the video) are being used repeatedly including this one which shows Cannon Goddard affirming the […]
The English Church press has started reporting more extensively on the growing problems in the Diocese of Southwark. The Church of England Newspaper published yesterday with the following front page and internal story: The actual list of signatories can be seen and it’s not small. I understand more and more are signing up each day […]
Southwark Diocese is already lurching towards conflict between the bishop, Christopher Chessun, and a large group of orthodox clergy and laity. This isn’t going to help. St John’s Waterloo, already with a reputation for hosting blessings of those involved in “gay marriage” has pushed the envelope out further by having a full Muslim prayer service onsite, […]
