Two Church of England members have applied to the Charity Commission for permission to mount a legal challenge against the Church Commissioners' plan to channel £100million towards slavery reparations.
Dr Bijan Omrani, a churchwarden in the Diocese of Exeter, and Revd Dr Jamie Franklin, a rector in the Diocese of Winchester, have brought forward the argument.
The initiative, known as Project Spire, was launched by the Church Commissioners following research into the Church of England's historical links to the transatlantic slave trade.
Dr Omrani and Revd Dr Franklin argue the proposed transfer of funds to a newly established body called the Fund for Healing, Repair and Justice is unlawful, and the Commissioners' charitable assets must support clergy stipends and parish ministry - not bankroll an entirely separate organisation with different aims.
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