Women bishops would humanise priesthood, says Archbishop of Canterbury
Women should be allowed to become bishops in the Church of England to “humanise” the priesthood, the Archbishop of Canterbury has said
By Tim Ross, Religious Affairs Editor
03 Oct 2011
Dr Rowan Williams warned the Church hierarchy to prepare for the “culture change” that would come with the “full inclusion” of women.
Removing the bar to women’s ordination as bishops would help reverse the “creeping bureaucratisation” and “box ticking” that too often undermines the work of the Church, Dr Williams suggested.
His comments came as reforms allowing women to become bishops came a step closer to passing into Church law.
The 44 individual dioceses have until mid-November to hold ballots among members of their local synods, or assemblies, on whether to support plan.
The reforms have already proven highly divisive, contributing to hundreds of worshippers and clerics, including five bishops, leaving the Church of England to become Roman Catholics this year. the rest
posted by Pat Dague @ 12:36 PM
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As a white male, I get used to being the source of all the world's woes. But I guess that means that I am also inhuman? For that to be said about any PC protected group would cause riots in the streets, or a at least harsh words at Coffee Hour.
That is to say that past and current bishops are not fully human or not humane, or inhumane.
I assume that description includes archbishops as well.
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