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CofE priest erupts during election service of first female archbishop of Canterbury: 'I object!'

By Jon Brown, Christian Post Reporter Thursday, January 29, 2026.

Quick Summary

• A priest was removed from the election service of Dame Sarah Mullally as the frst archbishop of Canterbury after shouting, 'I object!                                                                                                    The Rev. Paul Williamson has opposed the ordination of women and claimed his objection was related to Mullally's alleged false allegations against a clergyman who killed himself.Mullally's formal installation is scheduled for March 25, amid ongoing divisions within the Anglican Communion over its leftward drift on homosexuality and female ordination.  

Bishop Sarah Mullally poses for a photograph in The Corona Chapel at Canterbury Cathedral, southeast England, on Oct. 3, 2025. | BEN STANSALL/AFP via Getty Images

An Anglican priest was removed from the formal election service of Dame Sarah Mullally as the first female archbishop of Canterbury at St. Paul's Cathedral on Wednesday after he shouted his objection to her confirmation.

The Rev. Paul Williamson, who was ordained in 1973 and has since been outspoken against the ordination of women, shouted, "I object!" during the service before he was removed, according to Church Times.

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Williamson's eruption, the rest of which was inaudible, came during the part of the ceremony when the proctor, who represents the College of Canons of Canterbury Cathedral, declared: "No person has appeared in opposition to the Confirmation."

Stand Up For Truth.

Bishop urges people of Britain to stand up for Christian truth.

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Ceirion H Dewar, a missionary bishop in the Confessing Anglican Church (CAC), has called upon the people of Britain to repent and return to the Christian faith.

The CAC was founded in 2019 and, although not a part of the Anglican Communion, sees its spiritual roots as going back to the earliest days of Christianity in the British Isles.

Bishop Dewar last month wrote an open letter to His Majesty King Charles III, calling upon him to end the “erosion of Britain’s Christian inheritance”.

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In recent days some have criticised the King, who is also Supreme Governor of the Church of England and "Defender of the Faith", for issuing a special message for Ramadan this year, but declining to do so for Easter.

In his latest open letter, Bishop Dewar noted that the King had “not responded to the plea that was set before him”.

Addressing himself to the British people, the bishop said that Christianity had previously been central to British life, describing it as an anchor of truth around which all of the country’s institutions, morals and customs had been built.

That morality, he argued, is now being replaced by something else.

“The moral language that once shaped them [our institutions] is being systematically redefined. We see it within parts of the Church itself, where the call to holiness is softened, and the demands of the age are too often given greater weight than the Word of God. And we are told that this is progress. It is not progress. It is decline!” he said. 

This decline, he argues, stems from the willingness to bend and compromise to the spirit of the age, all done at the expense of eternal truth. The final result is a country which is unrecognisable.

“If you have looked at this nation and felt that something is wrong, you are not mistaken. If you have sensed that we are losing something deeper than politics, you are not imagining it," Dewar continued. 

To reverse the decline the people themselves have to be willing repent and to stand for truth, he argued.

“Stand in your homes, and teach your children what is true, even when the world says otherwise. Stand in your churches, and demand the Gospel in its fullness, not a diluted echo of the age. Stand in your communities, and live with a conviction that cannot be reshaped by passing opinion. Stand in the public square, and speak without fear," he said. 

The bishop concluded his open letter with a prayer that God would grant the people of Britain a heart of repentance and courage, and that God would renew the country. CT.

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Galatians 2.

 19) “For through the law I died to the law so that I might live for God. 20) I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. 21) I do not set aside the grace of God, for if righteousness could be gained through the law, Christ died for nothing!

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High Court overturns conviction of Christian man who emailed abortion images to police.

Veteran pro‑life campaigner David Skinner (Photo: Boostmediamarketing.co.uk)

A High Court judge has overturned the conviction of a pro-life campaigner who sent graphic images of abortion to the police and local officials.

David Skinner, 80, was convicted under communications legislation for sending an email containing what the Crown Prosecution Service deemed to be grossly offensive images that were intended to cause distress.

The images were emailed by Mr Skinner, a committed Christian, to senior police officers and local councillors in Dorset in April 2023. They were emailed in response to the introduction of an abortion clinic buffer zone in the town the previous year. 

The email contained graphic images of aborted foetuses and other images of the Holocaust, as well as strongly worded objections to the buffer zone and the policing of it. 

Mr Skinner was charged under communications legislation and convicted and fined £3,840. He appealed his conviction and in a judgment handed down on Friday in Bournemouth, Mr Justice Saini ruled that upholding the offence would disproportionately interfere with his rights to freedom of expression and religion.

“This is a case about freedom of expression and freedom of religion,” the judge said.

He added, “We do not take away from the offence that the complainants would have experienced on receiving the letter. Nevertheless, we find that it would not be a proportionate interference to allow the conviction.”

Skinner’s conviction was quashed and a defence costs order granted.

In a statement, Skinner said he was “deeply grateful” for the ruling, adding that his intention was not to cause distress but to raise “matters of profound moral and public importance".

"This prosecution should never have been brought. It has taken a heavy toll on me, but I hope this ruling will protect others who wish to speak out peacefully on matters of conscience without fear of being criminalised," he said. 

The case was backed by the Christian Legal Centre, which said the decision set an important precedent for protecting religious and political speech. 

Andrea Williams, chief executive of the Christian Legal Centre, said the judge's ruling was "vital and principled".

"The High Court has confirmed that even where speech is confronting or deeply uncomfortable, the criminal law cannot be used as a shortcut to silence lawful expression on matters of public interest," she said. 

“David Skinner was targeted for expressing sincerely held Christian beliefs to public authorities about abortion and buffer zones. Today’s judgment reasserts that in a free and democratic society, the answer to speech we dislike is more debate, not criminal prosecution.

“This case should act as a warning to police and prosecutors against misusing communications laws to chill political or religious speech. David’s ordeal lasted far too long, and we hope this judgment will prevent similar injustices in future.”

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Preacher Prosecuted.

Anxious wait for pastor prosecuted for preaching outside hospital.

Clive Johnston outside court. (Photo: The Christian Institute)

A retired pastor who was prosecuted after preaching a sermon outside a hospital in Northern Ireland faces an anxious wait to find out the verdict in his case. 

Pastor Clive Johnston had a court hearing on Wednesday - the original hearing was postponed from last December - after which the judge reserved judgment in his case until 7 May. 

He was prosecuted in connection with an open-air sermon on John 3:16 that he preached within a 'safe access zone' outside Coleraine’s Causeway Hospital, in Northern Ireland, in 2024. 

He was charged with attempting to 'influence' people seeking to access the hospital's abortion services despite the sermon being preached on a Sunday when the clinic was closed. He also did not mention abortion during his sermon, and he did not display any banners or placards on the topic. 

An exchange with police officers captured on video showed them telling the pastor he should share the gospel in a "safe" place like the hospital chaplaincy and not inside the 'safe access zone'.

Pastor Johnston is being supported by The Christian Institute, which called his prosecution a “shocking” attack on freedom of speech and religion.

Following Wednesday's hearing at Coleraine Magistrates’ Court, Pastor Johnston said: “I’m glad the judge has decided to go away and have a think about this case before issuing his ruling because there is a lot at stake.

“We held a small, open-air Sunday service near a hospital. We made no reference whatsoever to the issue of abortion. And yet prosecutors say the buffer-zones law is so broad that holding our Sunday service was a criminal offence." 

He added, “It’s a difficult thing to go through but we are upheld by the prayers of God’s people and we have drawn near to Christ for help and strength. Christ is the most precious thing in the world to us and that is why we are so keen to talk about him in the highways and byways of this land that we love.”

The case has caught the attention of the US State Department which last week called it "concerning" and said that it was “monitoring” developments.

A US spokesman told The Daily Telegraph: “The United States is still monitoring many buffer zone cases in the UK, as well as other acts of censorship throughout Europe.”

Referring to the case of Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, the spokesman added: “The UK’s persecution of silent prayer represents not only an egregious violation of the fundamental right to free speech and religious liberty, but also a concerning departure from the shared values that ought to underpin US-UK relations.”

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Petition Alert.

“How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching?” Romans 10:14 ESV

Around the country, the Christian message is being increasingly silenced in public spaces.

The latest example – and perhaps the most dangerous yet – is in Colchester.

The Times report that Bread of Life Community Church from Colchester has been issued with a Community Protection Notice (CPN) that could criminalise its pastor and members for preaching in the city centre.

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