equality, but only if you want it...
Wednesday, July 09, 2008
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Another thought - can churches choose to opt out from being under the authority of a MALE bishop? Obviously at the moment there are only male bishops in the Church of England, but when female bishops come along will churches be able to say, for example, "The (male) bishop of our diocese voted against female bishops, we do not agree with this on a theological basis, therefore we want a female bishop or a male bishop who agrees that women can be bishops"?
That's a really interesting question! I think the answer, as you're probably well aware, is simply 'no' but asking the question does raise an inconsistency which we, as a Church, shouldn't be happy with. Now... where to ask the question...!
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Malcolm Chamberlain, 1:57 PM
I'm Malcolm Chamberlain
from Liverpool, United Kingdom
. I'm married with two young children and, in addition to Liverpool, have lived in Leicester (for the first 18 years of my life), York, Peshawar (Pakistan), Oxford and Walsall. I've been actively involved in the emerging church since 2001, as a founding member of Dream in Liverpool City, and coordinator of the Dream network. I'm currently engaged in research into emerging missional communities, and work as a parish priest and pioneer minister.
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NathanRyder, 10:21 AM