Bishop of Newcastle hits out at Archbishop of York's 'empty words' over sex scandals

The Bishop of Newcastle has branded the Archbishop of York's Christmas Day sermon "empty words" after he said the Church of England needs to "kneel in penitence" and "be changed".

Responding to the sermon in a post on X, Bishop Helen Ann-Hartley said: "Empty words. I have no words more than that to describe their meaning."

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