Anglican Church under fire over 'harshness'
Barney Zwartz
July 17, 2006

THE Anglican Church in Melbourne has a harsh corporate culture that is wearing people out, one of the city's four bishops has said.

Bishop Philip Huggins, of Melbourne's northern region, said stress and overwork meant people did not have time to recover in parishes and church headquarters.

Three of Melbourne's four assistant bishops spoke together for the first time on Saturday about the future of the diocese and its quest for a new archbishop.

Melbourne has been without an archbishop since Peter Watson retired last year, and a synod in February was deadlocked over electing a new one. The church is due to try again with a new short-list next month.

The three bishops responded to a paper by Institute of Christian Leadership director Peter Corney at a meeting of about 150 Anglicans at St Barnabas, Glen Waverley. the rest