Letters to the editor – March 30, 2025

Letters to the editor – March 30, 2025

That endearing smileArchbishop Paul Cremona’s smile – embracing a pastoral heart, empathy and a sense of humour – endeared him to people from all categories and age groups. In his own words: “I have been at my happiest when I felt able to bring joy to people.”As one of his closest friends, Fr Jesmond Grech...

Letters to the Editor

The clergy’s pensions viewed in the wider context From Mr Christopher Daws Madam, — One can only agree with the letter from the Revd Marcus Gibbs and others (14 March). Clergy who have dedicated their lives to serving the Church must not be abando...

Is the Clergy Pension Action group protesting too much?

It has now emerged in the current Church Times correspondence from various Church of England clergy about their retirement provision that a Clergy Pension Action group has been launched.  The new group is campaigning for the reversal of the Church Commissioners’ decision in 2011 to reduce pensions from a two-thirds stipend (salary) to a half. The Revd Malcolm Liles, a retired clergyman in Sheffield, wrote in the March 7th edition of the paper: ‘…