Abstract
Abstract
This article reflects on the experience of clergy discipline and pastoral care exercised by an English Anglican diocesan bishop. The article focuses on the supposed conflict of interest to which a bishop is potentially exposed as pastor and judge of those in holy orders. By bringing the current experience of the church into the light of the historical tradition, and in relation to recent church law, the paper offers a robust defence of emerging good practice.
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