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Cathedral Friends speak out in Church Times letter - Bishop Philip Mounstephen's statements 'leave much to be desired'

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Concern in Cornwall at the actions of the Bishop of Truro, the Rt Rev Philip Mounstephen, again reaches a national stage. A letter in the Church Times (Friday 3 March 2023) from Truro Cathedral Friends and congregation members outlines the damage his recent - and, they say, unnecessary visitation has caused.  Click here  to read the Church Times letter by Juliet and Richard Lingham, and Truro Cathedral Friends and congregation members (it is the second letter on the Letter's Page). There has been considerable controversy in the Diocese of Truro around Mounstephen's actions at the Cathedral: click here to read more about that. "The Church Times letter questions where the natural justice is in the Bishop's actions," said Save The Parish Co-ordinator Susan Roberts. "And also points to lots of positive achievements that have gone unrecognised.  Feelings that could equally apply to the whole On The Way process." The Bishops' (of Truro and St Germans) O