(MENAFN- Qatar News Agency) Church of England bishops have urged British Prime Minister David Cameron take in more refugees from Syria.
In a letter endorsed by 84 bishops requested the prime minister to increase number of Syrian refugees to at least 50,000 by 2020.
"We believe such is this country's great tradition of sanctuary and generosity of spirit that we could feasibly resettle at least 10,000 people a year for the next two years, rising to a minimum of 50,000 in total over the five year period you foresaw in your announcement," the bishops wrote.
"Such a number would bring us into line with comparable commitments made by other countries. It would be a meaningful and substantial response to the scale of human suffering we see daily." The British Government has pledged to take in 20,000 Syrian refugees over the next five years.
In a statement, Anglican Bishop of Durham Paul Butler said, "It is disheartening that we have not received any substantive reply despite an assurance from the prime minister that one would be received." The Church of England said in the statement that the bishops had written to Cameron in early September.
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