LET’S be honest, the General Synod has not developed the sexiest of reputations. Among those of us who are clergy, it’s an easy target: it’s like the dutiful older sibling, earnestly discussing the minutia of ecclesiastical policy, while the rest of us get on with real life.
"You have to be either scared of losing your place in the Church, or the type of person who loves boring meetings to join the Synod," we tell ourselves. They are not like us. Membership of a minority group does not automatically make a wise politician, but the Synod is not helped by the deficiencies in its representation.
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