In an effort to defend the controversial proposals presented by Boris Johnson and Priti Patel last week, Cabinet Secretary Jacob Rees-Mogg also claimed that Justin Welby had misunderstood the policy. Speaking on Easter Sunday, the head of the Church of England criticized the plan to send some asylum seekers with a one-way ticket 4,000 miles to the East African country. In a scathing speech, Archbishop Welby accused the government of “subcontracting” its responsibilities, adding that there were “serious ethical questions about sending asylum seekers abroad”. Speaking at Canterbury Cathedral, Welby said the measures “cannot bear the burden of our national responsibility as a country shaped by Christian values”. He added: “The details are about politics. The beginning must withstand the judgment of God, and it cannot. “He can not lift the weight of resurrection justice, of life that overcomes death. He can not lift the weight of the resurrection that was first appreciated by the least, because he favors the rich and powerful “. Later, the Archbishop of York, Stephen Cottrell, said in his Easter sermon: “We can do better than that. “We can do better than that because of what we see in Jesus Christ, the resurrected Christ, with a vision for our humanity, where obstacles are broken down and not new obstacles in the way.” He said he found it “so sad and saddening this week to find that asylum seekers leaving war, hunger and oppression from deeply troubled parts of the world will not be treated with the dignity and compassion that every human being deserves.” human. “and instead of being dealt with quickly and effectively here in our territory it will be sent to Rwanda.” The proposals were also condemned by charities, with a former Conservative minister saying they were “immoral”, “impossible” and likely to incur “astronomical” costs, in addition to an initial 120 120m deal signed between US governments. Basel and Rwanda. But John Redwood, a conservative Wokingham lawmaker, asked on social media: “So what is the Archbishop’s proposal for stopping the lucrative and illegal trafficking of human traffickers? “Why does he want to live with the law and dangerous travel?” “I thought the Easter message was that love conquers everything,” he added. “We must forgive and reconcile. Could the Archbishop do this instead of sharpening political divisions? Brexit Minister Rees-Mogg told BBC Radio 4’s The World This Weekend: “I think [Mr Welby] misunderstands what politics is trying to achieve, and that it is not an abandonment of responsibility, it is in fact taking on a very difficult responsibility. “The problem is that people are risking their lives at the hands of human traffickers to enter this country illegally. “Now, it is not the illegal part of it, it is the encouragement of traffickers that must stop.” Another Conservative MP, Andrew Bridgen, also told Sky News that the comments by the head of the Church of England represented “a little naivete indeed. “I do not think he is in line with his church, I do not think he is in line with the views of the country,” he said. “But of course he has every right to a free and open democracy to support whatever views it may have.” Wes Streeting, the leader of the Labor Party, replied: “It is really not up to the politicians to tell the leader of our church what he should or should not say in the Easter sermon. “Conservative MPs should think about it instead.” A Home Office spokesman said: “The United Kingdom has a proud history of supporting those in need of protection and our resettlement programs have provided safe and legal avenues for a better future for hundreds of thousands of people around the world. “However, the world is facing a global migration crisis on an unprecedented scale and change is needed to prevent the miserable smugglers who are endangering human lives and to repair the damaged global asylum system. “Rwanda is a fundamentally safe and secure country with a history of supporting asylum seekers. “Under this agreement, they will process claims under the UN Refugee Convention, national and international human rights law.” In his Easter sermon, Welby also said that families across the country were “waking up in fear” of the pressures of the cost-of-living crisis, with rising energy bills, rising taxes and record inflation. “Families across the country are waking up with cold homes and empty stomachs as we face the biggest cost of living crisis we have ever experienced,” he said. “And because of this they wake up in fear.” With the Russian invasion of Ukraine now in its seventh week, the Archbishop of Canterbury added: “The Ukrainians woke up to the end of the world as they knew it. Now they are awakened by the noises of war and the morbid reality of terror. “They wake up from deadly fear. “Let this be the time for a Russian ceasefire, a withdrawal and a commitment to talks.” In his Easter message, the Prime Minister paid tribute to the Christians of Ukraine, whether they celebrate Easter today or to his Orthodox counterpart later this month, for whom the message of hope of Christ, the triumph of life over death and of good. evil will resonate this year, perhaps more than any other. “ Speaking in Ukrainian and quoting a psalm, he said, “Be strong and have courage in your hearts, all that trust in the Lord.”
