A Review on the Reviewer

On Friday 24 March 2017, we reported that the Archbishops of Canterbury and of York had issued a joint statement indicating that they had written to Sir Philip Mawer, the Independent Reviewer, requesting him to address the concerns that have arisen in the Church following recent events concerning the Rt Rev Philip North, Bishop of Burnley. This post reviews the work of Sir Philip to date, the House of Bishops Declaration GS Misc 1087, [“the Declaration”] and the scope of his consideration of the appointment to the See of Sheffield. Continue reading →