United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 19604
Church of England: Slavery
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20 March 2024
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25 April 2024 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, whether the Church plans to publicly acknowledge historic links with the chattel slave trade.
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20 March 2024
Written question
To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, whether the Church plans to publicly acknowledge historic links with the chattel slave trade.
Source: Commons
25 April 2024
Answer
The Archbishop of Canterbury has been unequivocal on the theology of this issue, noting on his visit to Cape Coast Castle in Ghana in February 2023:“It was a reminder that the abomination of African chattel enslavement was blasphemy: those who imprisoned ...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-03-20/19604
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1697593
- uk · wq-1697593 · source updated 25 April 2024