Mr. Bates v Post Office

The Rovering Member · 10th January 2024, 00:04

We just watched the whole run of programmes. Very powerful television & who knew that Paula Vennels is a C of E priest. That's how much industry Mammon is paid these days. Enough that a consecrated person of the cloth can feel comfortable enough to deny knowledge of such wrongdoing being inflicted in their charge. I didn't know they could hold such powerful jobs beside their 'calling'.
I find it fairly appalling and l'm not even religious.

torque2me · 10th January 2024, 11:21

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Originally Posted by The Rovering Member

We just watched the whole run of programmes. Very powerful television & who knew that Paula Vennels is a C of E priest. That's how much industry Mammon is paid these days. Enough that a consecrated person of the cloth can feel comfortable enough to deny knowledge of such wrongdoing being inflicted in their charge. I didn't know they could hold such powerful jobs beside their 'calling'.
I find it fairly appalling and l'm not even religious.

So much for Christian ethics and values

but was she not a "Lay-Preacher?"
Kev

stevestrat · 10th January 2024, 11:51

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Originally Posted by torque2me

So much for Christian ethics and values

but was she not a "Lay-Preacher?"
Kev

C of E minister, at one point considered for the Bishop of London.

In the documentary that accompanied drama series they showed emails from her to advisers asking what she should say in front of the parliamentary committee.

Bolin · 10th January 2024, 18:47

This journalistic podcast on the matter is well worth listening to, particularly episode 11:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000wl4b

PO knew about problems with the prosecutions by at least 2012 yet carried on until 2015 and never attempted to put things right of their own volition.

Based on my own experience of public bodies this sounds like par for the course......

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