The Weight of Reparation: Archbishop's Visit to Cape Coast Castle The Archbishop of Canterbury's visit to the Cape Coast castle in Ghana, a former British fortress where thousands of enslaved Africans were held before being shipped across the Atlantic, served as a stark reminder of the Church of England's complicity in transatlantic chattel slavery.
The church's acknowledgment of its dark past is a welcome step, but it also raises questions about the efficacy of reparative justice.
Dame Sarah Mullally's predecessor, Justin Welby, formally apologized for the church's role in the transatlantic slave trade three years ago.