The Archbishop of Canterbury has spoken in the House of Lords about the migrant crisis. But in doing so, he has run the risk of impairing his office as Archbishop.
Not because the body politic has any problems with giving him a platform to speak there (the presence of Anglican bishops in the House of Lords was part of a political compromise intended to confer social and political stability at a particular point in our national history. Not everyone likes it, but it is accepted for as long as it is not abused), but because it risks failing to discern the litmus test Jesus put before his challengers: “Render unto Caesar that which is Caesar’s and that which is God’s”
