A burglar has broken into the Bishop of Leicester's office and stolen two boxes of biscuits.
The intruder broke into the office in Springfield Road, Clarendon Park, Leicester, during the festive period.
The Bishop of Leicester The Right Reverend Martyn Snow
The Bishop of Leicester, the Right Reverend Martyn Snow, talked about the burglary in his first online blog of the year.
He said: "Someone broke into my office over Christmas. I don't know who it was, and I don't really know what they were looking for but they created quite a mess.
"I wish I could say that they broke in order to sit in my chapel and pray.
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"I'd like to think that they did pause for a moment in the chapel, on their way through every room, but I suspect not.
"Bizarrely the only thing they took were two boxes of biscuits which were sat on my secretary's desk, and even more bizarrely, they moved a large bag of loo rolls from the store cupboard and left them sat on the desk (presumably they were debating whether to take these along with the biscuits)."
An office spokesperson said the break in happened some time between December 28 and 29.
She said: "The bishop discovered the break-in and the mess when he went into the office.
"The office was closed between Christmas and the New Year and the bishop went into the office to see if there was any mail that needed attending to.
"That is when he found out the office had been burgled."
The Right Rev Snow said the police told him the culprit might be from a local hostel looking for money to fuel a drug habit.
He said the incident had led him to think about what the churches in his diocese might be doing to reach out to the local community.
The Right Rev Snow said: "So I take some comfort from knowing, whether or not the person who created such a mess in my office is ever identified, there are churches in our diocese faithfully serving those in need – and in some case no doubt, even offering free boxes of biscuits."
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