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St Paul's clerics meet Occupy London protesters St Paul's bishop meets Occupy London protesters
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The Bishop of London and the Dean of St Paul's are meeting protesters who are camping outside the cathedral. The Bishop of London has exchanged views with protesters who are camping outside St Paul's Cathedral.
The senior clerics are speaking to the Occupy London demonstrators about their grievances and asking them to leave. The senior cleric met Occupy London demonstrators to discuss their grievances.
The Right Reverend Graeme Knowles, Dean of St Paul's, and Dr Richard Chartres, Bishop of London, met protesters at 09.30 GMT. Dr Richard Chartres addressed protesters, who fear being forcibly removed, telling them he shared many of their concerns about corporate greed.
Legal action to evict the protesters is being taken but that process could take months to complete. Legal action to clear the camp is being taken but that process could take months to complete.
St Paul's reopened on Friday after closing for a week, for the first time since WWII, because of health and safety fears caused by the protest camp. St Paul's reopened on Friday after closing for a week, for the first time since WWII, because of health and safety concerns of cathedral authorities.
Cathedral authorities are offering members of Occupy London, also known as Occupy London Stock Exchange (OLSX), who are protesting against corporate greed, the chance to hold a public debate in the church. 'Benefit of the doubt'
But they are also to once again ask the protesters to leave the churchyard at the cathedral. Standing outside the cathedral, Dr Chartres said: "It is sometimes said in the newspapers that the church is a business. That is totally untrue.
A number of Church of England figures have criticised the way in which the situation has been handled by the authorities at St Paul's. "This church is the business of God."
And the cathedral's decision to begin the eviction process against the demonstrators prompted Dr Giles Fraser to step down as canon chancellor on Thursday. Referring to a banner on display at the protest camp, he continued: "If you have a notice saying, 'What would Jesus do?', that is a question for me as well."
Lucy, one of the protest's organisers, welcomed the speech but said they needed a promise from the church that they would not be forcibly removed.
"We need more of a guarantee that this is not going to happen," she told BBC News.
"That means me being dragged out of my tent in the night, my hair being pulled - we need a cast iron guarantee from the church this will not happen."
Asked whether the church was doing what Jesus would have done, she said: "I hope they will strive to do so.
"I give them the benefit of the doubt."
Chancellor's resignation
Cathedral authorities are offering the protesters' group, also known as Occupy London Stock Exchange (OLSX), the chance to hold a public debate in the church.
However, they want them to clear the camp before this takes place.
A number of Church of England figures have criticised the way in which the situation has been handled by St Paul's authorities.
Their decision to begin the eviction process prompted Dr Giles Fraser to step down as canon chancellor, on Thursday.
It was Canon Fraser who told police to allow the protesters to set up camp outside the cathedral on 15 October after they had been prevented from camping by the London Stock Exchange in privately-owned Paternoster Square near St Paul's.It was Canon Fraser who told police to allow the protesters to set up camp outside the cathedral on 15 October after they had been prevented from camping by the London Stock Exchange in privately-owned Paternoster Square near St Paul's.