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| St Paul's protest camp: Bishop calls for no violence | St Paul's protest camp: Bishop calls for no violence |
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| There is "no use for violent confrontation" with protesters outside St Paul's Cathedral, the Bishop of London has said. | There is "no use for violent confrontation" with protesters outside St Paul's Cathedral, the Bishop of London has said. |
| Dr Richard Chartres met demonstrators camped outside to discuss their views. | Dr Richard Chartres met demonstrators camped outside to discuss their views. |
| In an address, Dr Chartres told protesters, who fear forcible removal, he shared many of their concerns on corporate greed. | In an address, Dr Chartres told protesters, who fear forcible removal, he shared many of their concerns on corporate greed. |
| However, he added: "I do not think we are on the inevitable road to violence." | However, he added: "I do not think we are on the inevitable road to violence." |
| Legal action to clear the camp 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 concerns of cathedral authorities. | 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. |
| 'Benefit of the doubt' | 'Benefit of the doubt' |
| Standing outside the cathedral, Dr Chartres said: "It is sometimes said in the newspapers that the church is a business. That is totally untrue. | Standing outside the cathedral, Dr Chartres said: "It is sometimes said in the newspapers that the church is a business. That is totally untrue. |
| "This church is the business of God." | "This church is the business of God." |
| 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." | 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." |
| During an emotive exchange with protesters afterwards, he added: "The one thing I am concerned about is this should not lead to violence." | During an emotive exchange with protesters afterwards, he added: "The one thing I am concerned about is this should not lead to violence." |
| But he stopped short of agreeing to protesters' demands for a promise not to support eviction. | But he stopped short of agreeing to protesters' demands for a promise not to support eviction. |
| Lucy, one of the protesters, 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. | "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." | "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. | 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." | "I give them the benefit of the doubt." |
| Chancellor's resignation | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. |