So, it seems even a 'disestablished' Church isn't entirely free from the tentacles of the modern State, British or Welsh [see here and an official response form the Province here]
Paradoxically, given recent legislative developments at Westminster, "complete disestablishment" may prove an easier - and quicker - way to conform the Church in Wales to the spirit of the age ..... some, of course, will not rest until that is so...
The astonishing thing is that the anomalous position of the Church in Wales should come as a surprise. We were clearly disendowed rather than disestablished!
ReplyDeleteI have been wondering whether REestablishment might be preferable to complete disestablishment: it might help us to come to grips with the Cure of Souls, without which there is not much point in having a Church in Wales.