The canon chancellor of St Paul's Cathedral has resigned from his post.Good for Dr Fraser. It's sad that he is no longer in the inner circle of decision-making at St Paul's, but the others probably were not listening to him anyway.
Dr Giles Fraser has been sympathetic to the Occupy anti-capitalist protest camp outside, which has led to the cathedral's closure.
Dr Fraser said on Twitter: "It is with great regret and sadness that I have handed in my notice at St Paul's Cathedral."
The Dean of St Paul's, the Right Reverend Graeme Knowles, said he was "sorry to see him go".
St Paul's, which closed last week, could reopen to the public on Friday. A decision will be made later.
Drawing of Giles Fraser by Adrian Worsfold who writes at Pluralist Speaks and says of Giles Fraser, "His view of the Church was of peace, of bias to the poor and the right to protest." Amen.
Do read Mark Harris' post on Giles Fraser titled 'Canon Giles Fraser, The best of what we can be'.
Appears some folk really quite dislike Fraser, notwithstanding this.
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I was interested to read in Stephen Bates' Guardian profile that Fraser is a convert from Judaism.
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