New Bishop of London: “Safeguarding is at the heart of the Gospel.”

No, it’s not. 

In fact, the most cursory knowledge of history and of current events informs that believing and preaching the Gospel of Christ is a good way to get killed or at least blackballed.  Anyone who preaches the Gospel and insists on the orthodox preaching of the Gospel by church clergy has a snowballs chance of becoming a bishop in today’s Church of England, token flying bishops excepted.

Now it probably won’t get you killed in England.  But try preaching the Gospel openly in the streets in Muslim countries and see what happens.  I don’t advise it actually.  I wouldn't try it in Muslim neighborhoods in England now that I think about it.

To be fair, Sarah Mullally was referring to churches safeguarding the young and vulnerable from abuse.  Certainly, churches have important roles to play in that regard.  But is safeguarding “at the heart of the Gospel”?

No.