Church of England ‘improper’ on migration, says former Archbishop

The former Archbishop of Canterbury, Lord Carey, has stated that the Church of England “should not flip a blind eye to the impression of mass migration on Britain”. 

Writing in The Telegraph, Lord Carey accused the present Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, and bishops sitting within the House of Lords of “blindness to what migration is doing to our nation – our tradition, our infrastructure and our frequent life”.

He stated that whereas Britain was and must be a welcoming nation, some communities are struggling to deal with massive numbers of immigrants, resulting in a “extreme lack of housing and providers” which is “reaching breaking level in poorer areas”.

“The elites are well-protected, however Britain’s poorest have a special expertise. An experiment in mass immigration has been foisted upon them with out their consent, altering their lives and their communities,” he stated. 

In his article, the 88 12 months outdated commented on the row over whether or not the Church of England has unwittingly helped asylum seekers acquire asylum with pretend conversions to Christianity.

While he agreed with the Church that it is the job of the Home Office to resolve on asylum functions, he stated that its response had been “thin-skinned” and that “Church hierarchy appears to be denying that there’s a drawback in any respect, or something questionable about its personal actions and statements”. 

“While it’s true that the majority clergy are skilled sufficient to take care of these types of pastoral conditions, the Church ought to do extra to insist that baptism preparation is rigorous,” he stated. 

He referred to as on political events to decide to bringing down refugee numbers and stated that each politicians and church leaders “ought to do rather more to hearken to the voices of these struggling communities which really feel alienated and marginalised by unprecedented charges of immigration”.

“And these in search of asylum ought to solely be provided that honour on the strict understanding that they need to depart behind the political and ethical constructions of their former societies which are incompatible with the open, democratic values of their new properties,” he stated.