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November 2nd, 2006

Lord Carey banned from Cathedral

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Lord Carey has been banned from Bangor Cathedral (one imagines this includes the bookshop and refectory) because of his views which the Dean does not like. So reports Ruth Gledhill in the Times today. No doubt she will comment on her blog a bit later on (Update: see here).

Lord Carey’s son Andrew has been quick to comment on his blog:

This report below needs very little comment or interpretation. The intolerant decision of the Dean, the Bishop of Bangor’s effete response, the capitulation of CMS* and the pomposity of a Lambeth Palace spokesman are there for all to see.

The Dean’s decision is fair game for criticism and the Lambeth Palace spokesman didn’t come across particularly well. But I don’t see how criticism of CMS (The Church Missionary Society) is justified. What are they supposed to do – escort Lord Carey to Bangor and engage the Dean and his men in hand to hand combat?*

*Update to explain crossings out: Andrew Carey has posted in the comments:

Dave I rather rushed putting the Bangor story on my blog this morning and didn’t think clearly about the CMS side of things and regret mentioning them at all. I have removed those particular words from my blog. I’d be grateful if you could quote from what is actually there now. Thanks,

Yours,
Andrew Carey

The comment on his blog now reads as follows:

This report below needs very little comment or interpretation. The intolerant decision of the Dean, the Bishop of Bangor’s effete response, and the pomposity of a Lambeth Palace spokesman are there for all to see.

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10 Responses to “Lord Carey banned from Cathedral”


  1. Andrew Carey says:

    Dave I rather rushed putting the Bangor story on my blog this morning and didn’t think clearly about the CMS side of things and regret mentioning them at all. I have removed those particular words from my blog. I’d be grateful if you could quote from what is actually there now. Thanks,

    Yours,
    Andrew Carey

    November 2nd, 2006 at 5:31 pm
  2. MadPriest says:

    The Carey Family Firm can take care of themselves. At least the Dean of Bangor (my favourite cathedral, actually but not because of the dean) has been honest open about all this. So much company business tends to be done with a lot less honesty among the “in crowd.”

    November 2nd, 2006 at 7:13 pm
  3. Karin says:

    It seems the Dean only prevented Carey from speaking. It sounds like he may have been free to admire the architecture and have a cup of tea if he had wished.

    November 2nd, 2006 at 9:26 pm
  4. Larry Day says:

    :-) excellent news coverage here…great cartoon

    November 2nd, 2006 at 11:29 pm
  5. joe says:

    Oh good, does this mean we get to chose who we allow in our churches now?

    Personally, I’d vote for anyone involved in Ah-Ha – on the basis that their music is a sin-under-heaven – and the Queen – on the basis that she wears silly hats. Our church can cope with silly music and silly hats, but they must be our silly music and our silly hats .

    Incidentally, in the interests of Christian reconciliation, Lord Carey is always welcome to come and do his speech at our house. I am sure my six year old would be pleased to hear what he has to say.

    November 3rd, 2006 at 9:20 am
  6. Larry Day says:

    Well said Joe.

    Our theology, our prejudices, our understanding of freedom, our country, our people, our inability to listen…

    We are not deaf, only prejudiced. Hospitality to ideas alien to our culture, our religion and our sexual orientation are markers of spiritual maturity.

    November 3rd, 2006 at 9:36 am
  7. John Davies says:

    Seems that The Dean’s not much of a politician. What he should have done is welcomed Lord (sic) Carey to the Cathedral but informed him that he should preach in Welsh….

    November 3rd, 2006 at 11:10 am
  8. Chris Clark says:

    I am just so relieved to see Bangor using modern technology. It would have been dreadful if they had to actually walk around the buildings and risk meetimg people.

    Great Cartoon Dave!

    November 3rd, 2006 at 2:28 pm
  9. WannabeAnglican says:

    I’m jealous of Lord Carey. I want to be banned by an Anglican Cathedral. How should I go about that?

    November 3rd, 2006 at 7:56 pm
  10. Jack Roberts says:

    It’s all too easy to jump on the bandwagon and join with the media in sensationalising this by using innacurate an emotive words like “banned”. The Dean has tried to explain that George Carey has NOT been “banned” from the Cathedral. He said in a radio interview yesterday that Carey would be welcome to visit the Cathedral or to attend any of the services. He’s said he could even preach there. But he did not think that Carey’s words and action since he retired were consistent with those of Bishop J.C. Jones, in whose memory the speech would be given. But there’s not enough conflict in that for the media, is there?

    November 7th, 2006 at 1:53 pm