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Bishops and Shaftesbury Clash Over Church Reform Bill
Lord Shaftesbury denounces the proposed church reforms while bishops defend discretion and warn against overreach. The debate centers on new courts and enforcement of rubrics amid fears of Romanising influence and weak legal grounding.
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House of Lords
Lord Shaftesbury
Peterborough
Earl of
Shaftesbury
Tait
America
Bishop of
Lord Shafterbury
Church of England
Peteborough
Sania