The Bishop to the Armed Forces says the Church must recall the leadership it showed during the Second World War
by Gabriella Swerling, Telegraph
The Church of England is preparing for the possibility of the UK going to war, according to the Bishop to the Armed Forces.
The Rt Rev Hugh Nelson said the institution was looking at the Second World War for inspiration on “what it might mean for us to be a Church in a time of conflict”.
And the Church is considering changing its rules to make it easier to appoint new Army chaplains, so they can be deployed more quickly in the event of war.
Earlier this week, the Government’s national security strategy said Britain must “actively prepare” for a “wartime scenario” in its homeland, for the first time in many years.