Church of England Rejects Heresy Courts Proposal

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The Church of England today rejected moves to look at ways of overhauling clergy disciplinary procedures.

The General Synod voted against a proposal to create heresy courts to deal with allegations of misconduct by the clergy.

It was the first review of disciplinary procedures in relation to doctrine, ritual and ceremonial matters since 1963 and was designed to make the process simpler.

Under the proposals, new heresy courts, headed by bishops and advised by panels of theologians, would hear cases in which priests were alleged to have erred on doctrine, ritual or ceremonial.

http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=3187307

What next? A suggestion to bring back the Spanish Inquisition? It used to be that no one would expect that...but who knows these days?

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