“Regrettably, the Church of England chose to take one step forward and two steps backwards. The manner of their apology through a stage-managed corporate video which excluded campaigners served to very publicly, and visibly, contradict their claims about listening.” Powerful article by @GrandCamouflage at the University of Lancaster helped me understand clearly what many adoptees are asking of the @churchofengland @ArchbishopSarah . It traces the history of the forced adoption era and argues that adoption was often presented as a clean solution: a child placed with a new family, the past forgotten and everyone able to move on. The reality, the author argues, is far more complex. Separation, loss, identity, grief and unanswered questions often remain throughout life. Adoptees @AdultAdopteeMov are inviting us in the Church to rethink what apology and repentance actually looks like. It is not simply: “We are sorry.” But: “We will listen.” “We will share power.” “We will repair where we can.” “We will remember.” “We will allow those who were harmed to help shape what justice looks like.” For Jesus repentance was never simply saying sorry, but turning, repair and changed relationships. The true test of our repentance is not whether we can name the sins of yesterday but whether we are willing to change how we act today. adultadoptee.uk/the-myth-of-…