Bishop dismisses Matt Hancock’s adultery as “a bit of a fling”
by Archbishop Cranmer:
Two marriages have broken down, with all the heartache, tears and loneliness of the innocent parties. One wedding ring has been thrown to the floor in the passion of betrayal; another still worn in the sorrow of defiance. It has been a very public humiliation, and six children are now crying every night in their brokenhearted beds. The pain is deep, and their scars will last a lifetime.
But the Bishop of Manchester refers to the lies, deception and unfaithfulness and as “a bit of a fling“.
He isn’t overly worried illicit love the agony of despair: his concern is that Matt Hancock breached his own Covid regulations.
Certainly, hypocrisy is serious: if you are depriving people of their liberty, you at least need to comply with the strictures of your own regulatory framework. After all, people couldn’t kiss their loved ones as they were dying; and then they couldn’t attend the burials or cremations. So, yes, the hypocrisy is serious, because every breach of social distancing might kill granny, as Matt Hancock once warned.
And this is what matters most to the Bishop of Manchester: the external discipline of social distancing outweighs the wicked sin of heart hardening. The commitment before God to fidelity pales alongside the requirement of the State to create space. God allows a little latitude in the vows and sanctity of marriage: it is okay for all middle-aged men (and women?) to have a bit of a fling, just as Abraham used Hagar. God makes allowances: there is no absolute moral obligation.
Read also: Matt Hancock’s casual cruelty – Society’s growing acceptance of adultery ignores the pain of its victims by Sarah Ditum, UnHerd
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