Church of England Re-opens Investigation Into Vicar for Describing Trans Priest as Male

Published on December 18, 2023

The Church of England (CofE) has re-opened an investigation into one of its former clergy over comments he made about a transgender priest. Reverend Brett Murphy has accused the CofE of “weaponising” its complaints process as he now faces being formally disciplined again over his comments after describing the CofE’s first transgender archdeacon as a “bloke.” The CofE appointed its first transgender archdeacon, Rachel Mann, in June. Reacting to the news in June, Mr. Murphy told his 13,000 YouTube subscribers: “Now you may wonder ‘is that really newsworthy, Brett?’ You may roll your eyes, if you are a complementarian, that another feminist is getting a prominent high-ranking position in the CofE, but this is worse than that. The Rev. Rachel Mann is, in fact, biologically, a bloke, who identifies and lives as a woman.”...

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