Dear Dr Farrelly, 

Thank you for your opinion piece in the Sydney Morning Herald from last Saturday. You mention important issues for any organisation, including religious ones, namely: abuses of power and control, and the processes in place to deal with such abuse. 

I won’t comment on the personal circumstances of the Reverend Dave Smith because I would do so only out of ignorance, but I will say that your portrayal of the Anglican Diocese of Sydney and its processes, as well as the behaviour of one of its bishops rings false to me. 

I am married to an Anglican minister in Sydney.