Winchester: It’s Murder in the Cathedral
NewsRecent events are uncannily reminiscent of the T. S Eliot play, drawn from a memoir by a terrified Canterbury clerk.
Here’s the 2024 update:
Act 1
Director of Music Andrew Lumsden is dragged from the altar, his mouth stuffed with Non-Disclosure Agreements
Act 2
The Precentor, Andy Trenier, who is married to the CofE’s head of HR, demands that the next DoM is answerable to him alone.
Act 3
The Dean promises more music, better music, from a temporary DoM hauled from impending retirement by a panel of non-musicians.
Act 4
The Bishop calls an investigation.
Act 5
The King says: ‘Will no one rid me of this turbulent Chapter?’
The secular “Church” of England has gone woke, is gone, and, actually, never was to begin with.
Never mind, follow David and his harp.
It is written:
Psalm 92:
1 “It is a good thing to give thanks unto the LORD, and to sing praises unto thy name, O most High: 2 To shew forth thy lovingkindness in the morning, and thy faithfulness every night, 3 Upon an instrument of ten strings, and upon the psaltery; upon the harp with a solemn sound.”
Brilliant scenario! – if only it sadly wasn’t true…
Absolutely! Bravo Canon Mark Byford for his agonised, honest, and courageous decision to resign from Chapter.
Goodness! There appears to be no loyalty, humility or truth this is like a tragedy play of Medieval proportions with sword, dagger and deceit. What loyal Christians reside in this cathedral
Sadly I doubt if the D&C know who T.S Eliot was, though probably they have heard about that incident at Canterbury Cathedral. Was there an independent enquiry?
Hmm, did my Henry II comment a couple of weeks back hit a nerve?