Jeremy you wrote: I won't say "I'm glad he jumped". Rarely does death make the world a better place. But my personal view is that he doesn't deserve your forgiveness or - for what it's worth - your prayers. I agree about forgiveness and prayers. The church congregation at St John's had been praying for Charles for many months before he died. We were told he had stood back from ministry and many people were deeply concerned about his welfare. It's now difficult to digest that in fact he'd been suspended and arrested on such awful charges. We weren't aware of this, and I think anger is natural in this situation. For me forgiveness feels a way off. I'm angry with Charles for what he did and how he died, and I'm angry with how it's been dealt with by the church. The constant call on this thread for instant forgiveness would require you to be either a saint or in my opinion to be lacking in mental faculty.
