Church ‘Should Have Inquired More’ About Paula Vennells
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, has acknowledged that the Church of England did not adequately question the involvement of Paula Vennells, former Post Office boss and Anglican priest, in Church bodies amid the Horizon scandal.
In response to a written question to the General Synod, Welby admitted that more inquiries should have been made about Vennells' positions on an ethical investment committee in 2019 and 2020, given the revelations about the Horizon scandal.
He refrained from confirming or denying whether Vennells was interviewed for the position of bishop of London, citing confidentiality.
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She lied through her teeth to the postmasters during the week, then preached a sermon - no doubt abhorring the evils of breaking the ten commandments - on Sundays. Just the sort of integrity that would make an ideal bishop it would seem.
@hannchris2762
4 ай бұрын
You're so right
@rosewhite---
2 ай бұрын
@@hannchris2762 And she loved the money and glamour of the role of PO Chief!
@marinka424
Ай бұрын
I don’t think the Ten Commandments have been preached since the 1950’s. They now preach the sermon on the mount, if you read it, it makes Vennells look even worse than if she was preaching the Ten Commandments.
@marinka424
Ай бұрын
The words evil, sin, hell, heaven and virgin birth, and the Ten Commandments are NEVER spoken by people in a current day Anglican Church. They haven’t preached using those words for about 70 years. The Anglican Church has been infiltrated by Marxist intellectuals who see Jesus as a real man and Marxist figure. They do not believe in any other dimension, such as after life, or eternal life. Your greatest fear is not being told you’re going to hell, your greatest fear is that the destruction of faith in this way, makes room for other faiths, who may just kill you without preaching, or alternatively for a Totalitarian Communist society.
@peterc.1618
Ай бұрын
@@marinka424 Maybe if the ten commandments were still preached, we'd live in a better society; they are - after all - pretty much just common sense. 'Bearing false witness' is definitely not acceptable in Christianity whichever passage we use to confirm that view. Slightly OT but I wonder how a male Chief Executive would have fared if he'd behaved the way she has done in the last few days.
She seems a perfect fit for the Church of England.
@saltnessmonster
2 ай бұрын
It’s neither a church or English
@peterc.1618
Ай бұрын
@@saltnessmonster It says so on the board outside, can we sue under the Trade Descriptions Act or is the church exempt from that as well?😀
@saltnessmonster
Ай бұрын
@@peterc.1618 well I think the church is deliberately destroying Christianity in this country. Literally the Jesuits infiltrated the church with the Oxford Movement making it Catholic, and Blair presented Picture of Nuland to the Pope who wrecked the church and Blair Appointed the Bishops.
@alanbradley9621
Ай бұрын
Plz check my comments about this.
welby is a total imposter.
@user-bl8zw4ol1j
Ай бұрын
As a member of the C of E Welby is not a great leader never has he seemed to do but meet the hierarchy and the Royal Family are N my opinion is himself not qualified enough for his position
They have taken back her CBE. GOOD now they need to take back the bonus's she was given whilst she was ruining INNOCENT people's lives, then send her to prison.
@dukenukem5768
2 ай бұрын
They didn't take it back, although they would have done but she gave it back first. I bet she does not give her bonuses back though.
@grahamlong6870
2 ай бұрын
@@dukenukem5768 She cannot give it back. The only way that she can lose it is for the King to TAKE IT!!!
@jackieporter5323
Ай бұрын
@@grahamlong6870untrue, she has handed it back. People have done this in the past for a variety of reasons.
Lied constantly this woman had no shame.
I wouldn’t trust Welby as far as I could throw him. I suspect he’s delighted that Lyndsey Hoyle is in trouble because it takes the emphasis off him knowing about multi Christenings,Paula V cocking up the post office and nearly being made bishop of London from a part time role in a small church,and of course,how did he get where he is when a senior member of the church said he wouldn’t give him a job! I’ve never never in my entire life been so disgusted with an Archbishop that I want him removed from office. His main problem is that he can’t keep his snout out of things that have nothing to do with the church and he’s too fond of the sound of his own voice.
@angelaconner3131
4 ай бұрын
You are spot on. I'm American and I'm telling you it's not just the Archbishop. It's like something has come over these men of God. I see it here in Georgia USA.
@marinka424
Ай бұрын
@@angelaconner3131 The churches have been infiltrated by Marxism. You will find that makes sense of it all, as they’re acting according to Marxist ideology, not Christianity, and they don’t believe in anything supernatural either.
@marinka424
Ай бұрын
In the 1990’s instruction went out to all clergy that the Church was to become a political force, and the days of the village vicar knowing the names of all the little old ladies was gone. Although congregations were largely conservative, vicars were mainly left wing Guardian readers.They were liberal Christians and shared the idea of modernism with Marxists. Atheist Marxists moved in and the liberal Christians allowed them to use that term. This is why the church is now obsessed with identity politics rather than God.
Perhaps this tells us something about how trustworthy Welby's judgement really is?
@marinka424
Ай бұрын
It doesn’t tell me anything I didn’t already know, but then I’m a practising Christian.
To be fair he probably didn`t have enough time to check her out as the Church had its hands full fast tracking and baptising the converts from the religion of peace.
@Partyanimal1066
4 ай бұрын
Whilst providing them with prayer mats.
@marinka424
Ай бұрын
Ah!!! Someone who understands the Church !!. I get so fed up with people saying they’re only interested in the 10 commandments and calling people evil, and taking your money. If they only knew the truth they’d be down at their local church themselves preaching the 10 commandments from the pulpit. Even Dawkins goes to Church based on this realisation.
@marinka424
Ай бұрын
It’s also been busy promoting LGBT rights to bother about ordinary innocent people being convicted.
There is so much going on behind the scenes . Pity we don’t have the old panorama
What was a priest doing in charge of of the Post Office?
@PMS1950
Ай бұрын
Rather like having an ex businessman put in charge of a non profit making, metaphysical based and politically dubious religious corporation.
What do you do with a problem ? Promote it , easier to do that remove this is why we have a high percentage of incompetent managers
@chairmanalf7856
4 ай бұрын
The ‘Peter Principle.’
As Magna Carta put it,' who will rid me of those troublesome priests '.
@marinka424
Ай бұрын
I think Islam could rid us of them. Or Marxists, although a lot of Marxists became priests to get rid of them from within. Which do you prefer out of the three? It seems Dawkins has become a cultural Christian, now he’s realised that killing Christianity just leaves a gap for an alternative ideology.
Isn’t this just typical of all of our institutions? The police, armed forces, border force and immigration.. and now the clergy, are all now failing to make sufficient checks.
@user-vs5kg2ue3w
3 ай бұрын
They are all the same, corrupt to the core and there's not a dam thing we can do about it, not much better than Russia.
The woman who became Bishop of London instead, isn't exactly winning friends and influencing people. Is she?
@marinka424
Ай бұрын
Ooh I will have to get up to date. I’ve lost track a bit with the C of E.
I hadn't realised, but am not surprised, that the Church of England didn't look closely at Vennels - they're pretty good at appointing and/or covering up for criminals.
Let’s hope she goes to prison
Her involvement... With the church of England still needs looking into. As for Justin.........
@marinka424
Ай бұрын
No well meaning Christian in a congregation should have her in a position of power over them.. When we had the first flush of women priests in the 90’s , quite a few were simply Queen Bee’s who wanted to sharp elbow any female Christian out of the way, to the point of persecution and character assassination. I saw several nice women fall victim to that treatment. Most unpleasant, but Vennells reminds me of that type. The male hierarchy above were duped by these women. When you look at her attitude towards the post masters you can just as easily change post masters into little old lady in the congregation, to see how Vennells would treat them. Some of those dope men at the top should wake up.
I think she must have been trained by Nicola Sturgeon ! R
Maybe there are cases where people aim for prominent positions within the Church to appear saintly.
How did we escape this establishment stitch up. Bishop of London Oh My God...
At that time she was the person who turned the fortunes of the Post Office round! She was seen in a general as a completely different person to now. We now know a lot more!
It's all very odd and inconsistent when you consider the way the Church treated Martyn Percy, the ex Dean of Christchurch, Oxford. But then he trod on a few establishment toes and all sorts of "mud" was flung his way which, had it not been for support elsewhere might have led to similar punishments as experienced by certain postmasters. The whole damned edifice is as rotten as hell!
Yes the establishment! Reminds me of the warnings that famous 60s band the KINKs used to warn us in their songs back in the 60s, about the establishment!
Definitely should be questioned, everyone knows what she has done, and those at the top ignored it, but now we all know, they are all saying, we should have looked into it more. She definitely should be questioned by the police. God will definitely look down with disgust
Member of establishment and got lots of cushy big money jobs: Wiki: 'In 2019, Vennells became the chair of the Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, but left the role the following year. In 2021, after the convictions of 39 subpostmasters were quashed, she resigned from her duties as an Anglican priest and non-executive directorships at the retailer Dunelm and the supermarket chain Morrisons.'
They were doing it for years and definitely briefed before she got the job.She choose to protect the bullies and at all cost prosecute the innocent. Its been making a select few alot of money.
Welby should have been shown the door years past also.
Vennells should be in prison but she's married to a senior Tory MP so that won't happen, highly unlikely that any of the senior management of the Post Office will be punished they'll be free to keep their bonuses and pensions paid for by the taxpayer.
As she is not Catholic she can nor be excommunicated or sent to purgatory
@saltnessmonster
2 ай бұрын
Well no man can excommunicate someone from God. And Purgatory was a get rich quick scheme. People paid the Church so family members spent less time there. Martin Luther pointed this out.
Welby. Should resign.
Vennells a women of the cloth apparently. However she has no worries concerning prosecution, the British establishment looks after its own!
@user-bl8zw4ol1j
Ай бұрын
She has brought DISGRACE and Irreparable DAMAGE to everything she seems to touch the Church have taken a battering through this and thanks to the Archbishop of Canterbury backing her her has proved how weak he is
Villains incorporated
What does it really mean being a vicar, priest, bishop, archbishop or even the Catholic Pope? It means nothing, its only a 'handle', much the same as CB users had 'handles' years ago. It doesnt make you a better, more honourable or more honest a person, the dog collar or other archaic attire makes the wearer feel more superior. There's no telling what goes on under the garments worn by Catholic priests, nor what goes on in the minds of those wearing them. Written as a profound atheist!
GB news should do some self-reflection
@dougie1968
2 ай бұрын
You watch Novara Media, don't you? Was that why you were being ironic?
Justin Welby is so incompetent & out of touch it would be comical if it wasn't so serious...
Evil woman, sold out to the devil.
Dido Harding , matt handycocks fox hunting chum frittered 37 billion !!!! On an app that didn't make any difference in the pandemic then waltzed straight into another health service top job. If only these jobs were given to people with qualifications instead of tory chums.
She is evil personified
Justin Welby is no good anyway. I cannot remember him mentioning Christ or God. He is too leftwing and woke.
@user-bl8zw4ol1j
Ай бұрын
He is too busy wanting to change the wording of prayers which is farcical to overseas the running of the Church as the position he was appointed for I as member of the C of E have no respect for the C of E Hierarchy to whom I wrote to but have had no response obviously the church members don't matter to them