McMahon and Bayes issue joint Easter message

THE leaders of the Catholic and Anglican Churches in Liverpool have released a joint Easter message urging Christians to speak up for the poor, writes Liz Dodd.

The Archbishop of Liverpool, Malcolm McMahon, and his Anglican counterpart, Bishop Paul Bayes, insisted that the Christian faith was relevant to the struggle against economic injustice, even though “it doesn’t bring a wage packet in or fix the NHS”. Rather, they argued, a relationship with “a God who opposes injustice” should motivate Christians to offer themselves in service to those on the edge of society.

The letter recalls the joint witness of Archbishop Derek Worlock and his Anglican counterpart, Bishop David Sheppard, in the 1980s.

Archbishop McMahon and Bishops Bayes said they wanted human dignity at the heart of society through fair wages and care for the vulnerable.