Church of England’s Archbishops’ Commission on Racial Justice publishes fifth report
[The Church of England] Mandated to drive “significant cultural and structural change on issues of racial justice within the Church of England,” the Archbishops’ Commission for Racial Justice , headed by the Rt. Hon. Lord Paul Boateng, is charged with monitoring, holding to account and supporting the implementation of the 47 recommendations of the Archbishops’ Anti-Racism Taskforce that were laid out in the taskforce’s comprehensive 2021 report, From Lament to Action.
In his foreword letter to the fifth report, Boateng comments on the welcome affirmation by General Synod of the commission’s work. He voices concern, as the commission enters its final months, about the degree to which they have encountered active resistance or obstruction to the work necessary to ensure that the Church of England lives out the Gospel in both its teaching and practice.
Boateng highlights the need for a body within the Archbishops Council that has an on-going auditing role of how racial justice is embedded in the developing governance arrangements of the Church of England, and that there should be a strong independent element in its membership.
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