Sunday, June 10, 2007

Brown to give up power to pick Church leaders

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/06/10/nbrown210.xml

[The Telegraph] 10 June 2007--Gordon Brown is preparing to give up the prime minister's historic right to choose the Archbishop of Canterbury - and other Church of England bishops.

The move to grant "operational independence" to the Church will represent one of the biggest changes to its relationship with the state for centuries. It is just one of a swathe of "royal prerogative" powers, held by the prime minister, which Mr Brown is planning to do away with once he takes over at Number 10 later this month.

Related article:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uklatest/story/0,,-6697577,00.html
Brown 'plans Church independence' - Guardian Unlimited

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