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| | Bishop of Durham defends palaces - news from ekklesia |
 | | Bishop Wright, who inhabits Auckland Castle, which the paper cals "arguably the finest of all the bishops' residences", attacked "forces of commercialism and 'short-termism'" which could see him and others ousted from their imposing estates. |
 | | The bishop, a respected theologian and bible scholar, but a disappointment to those who expected a more radical stance from him, said the Church was under constant assault from sceptics who argued that its days were numbered and it was no longer wanted. |
 | | The Bishop of Ripon and Leeds, the Rt Rev John Packer, said in July that he wanted to move from Bishop Mount, his £1 million, six-bedroom mansion in Ripon, to more modest accommodation in Leeds. |
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