The Anglican Bishop has accused Government of interfering in church affairs in an “entirely inappropriate” way over the issuing of work permits to non-Bermudian clergymen.
Bishop Ewan Ratteray has reignited a long-running row with the Department of Immigration about the issue in his November newsletter to churchgoers ”” and hit out at some members of his own flock whose behaviour he describes as “reprehensible”.
Bishop Ratteray, who said relations with current Immigration Minister Derrick Burgess were greatly improved, writes that the Anglican Church’s relationship with Government with respect to appointments to parishes has long been a “matter of deep concern” to him.
“Without being overly specific, I refer to interference in the affairs of the church in ways that I believe to be entirely inappropriate,” he says.