The ethical fluff of St Paul's and Rowan Williams is a liberal cop-out | Simon Jenkins

Pythonesque preaching from Church of England top brass is of no practical help in this economic mess

Bishops who start losing an argument take refuge in prayer. Others take refuge in "ethics". For weeks both have been deployed in an as yet fruitless assault on the immorality of the credit crunch and capitalism generally. No stone has been left unthrown. Editorial writers have waxed eloquent and a terrible mess has been created on the steps of St Paul's. Bland has fought bland in a media...