The First Archbishop of the Church of England was my ancestor. At that time, priests couldn’t marry. He had married in Germany, so he carted her around in a trunk/wardrobe. Eventually, the church accepted priestly marriage. I think it is time they moved into the 20th century and recognized the equality of women by supporting them as bishops. Otherwise, they are only a couple of steps above the Taliban in institutionalizing an inferior status to women.
equality of women
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Men and women are not equal.
Is it correct to make an assumption that laity are inferior to clergy in holiness or worth in the eyes of God? I wouldn’t think so.
An argument frequently offered by obtuse emoters.
“I think it is time they moved into the 20th century and recognized the equality of women by supporting them as bishops. Otherwise, they are only a couple of steps above the Taliban in institutionalizing an inferior status to women.”
That statement carries an implication that Jesus was imperfect in his understanding of the priesthood, or the implications of only selecting men in His time on Earth. 2,000 years ago Christ already knew that someday women would be 59% of the college classes in this new country called the United States, that they would be permitted to/praised for murdering their babies with vacuums and saline injections that burn them to death, and they would more or less have social parity with men; He still chose to do as He did, and He is the Son of God. Today all kinds of media specials seek to dilute His teaching; those with faith see through them, and those seeking vindication for heretical views select those “interpretations” that fit their needs to do so. Years after the author of “The DaVinci Code” admitted it was fiction, I still have ignorant/evil people using it to justify the most outlandish attacks against Christianity.