The poisoned chalice

Living in Love and Faith claims another episcopal victim, while more bishops demand a bigger slice of the church's billions be given back to them

Hello! I hope you are all having a good summer so far and enjoyed the interim posts in the past fortnight while I was away. A big welcome to all the new subscribers, and especially those of you who generously upgraded to a paid sub while I was sunning myself overseas.

The downside of jetting off to sunnier climes is the jetlag, and I wasn’t able to push through the bleariness yesterday to finish the newsletter which is why it’s arriving late today - sorry!

Our first story today catches up with the bombshell resignation of the Church of England bishop who has been leading the controversial gay blessings project. Why did Martyn Snow step down, and what might it mean for the future of the Prayers of Love and Faith?

Then we pick up the row over how the C of E’s £11bn endowment fund is spent. The fund continues to grow handsomely and more and more is spent on the church, but is it being spent the right way to kickstart growth and mission? Some bishops think not.

And finally, a blogger has s…