Church of England's reparations plan is 'unpopular, ill-judged and highly political'

(Photo: Lambeth Palace)Anglican Reader and barrister Charles Wide has said that the Church of England's decision to press ahead with Project Spire is “unpopular, ill-judged, [and] highly political”. The money will go towards projects supporting ethnic minority groups allegedly impacted by the transatlantic slave trade. The motive behind the fund is repentance and an attempt at restitution for the alleged role of the Church of England in the slave trade. The transatlantic slave trade, generally speaking, was a complex industry with its own supply chains. “Has she considered the reputational harm, throughout the Anglican Communion, if this unpopular, ill-judged, highly political hangover from the Welby regime cannot be lawfully delivered?”