Royal First as Queen Appoints First Female as Dean of Chapels Since Post Was Created in Middle Ages

The Daily Mail (UK) ^ | 5/15/19 | Rebecca English

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* Bishop Sarah Mullally will take over from the retiring holder, Lord Chartres

* Bishop Mullally is a self-described feminist, who ordains both men and women

The Queen has appointed her first female ‘Dean of Her Majesty’s Chapels Royal’ since the post was created in the Middle Ages.

Bishop Sarah Mullally, who was also appointed Bishop of London in March 2018, will take over from the retiring holder, The Rt Revd and Rt Hon Lord Chartres, this summer - which means one of her first tasks could be to baptise little Archie Mountbatten-Windsor, the newborn son of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.

Mother-of-two Bishop Mullally is a self-described feminist, who ordains both men and women, and has been described as a ‘theological liberal’. The role means she is the primary representative of the Church in the Royal Court.

But she recently said: ‘I am very respectful of those who, for theological reasons, cannot accept my role as a priest or a bishop. My belief is that Church diversity throughout London should flourish and grow; everybody should be able to find a spiritual home.’

The move was announced by Buckingham Palace yesterday which confirmed that Lord Chartres, who has been Dean of the Chapels Royal since 1995, would be retiring after his 72nd birthday this summer.

[lee martell]

The good news is that there is still a functioning Christian Church structure in England at all. I keep hearing that very few Britons claim any belief in God these days.

[yarddog]

While changing traditions, one that needs to go is having a queen or king.

[CondorFlight]

There are times when the Queen really needs to be something other than “Elizabeth the Silent”, and object, or intervene. This appears to be one of them.

But after a lifetime of NOT interfering, I’m afraid she can’t break the habit.

And that will mean the end of the usefulness of the residual powers of the monarchy; and so of the monarchy itself.

[DiogenesLamp]

Royal First as Queen Appoints First Female as Dean of Chapels Since Post Was Created in Middle Ages

Well that answers one question I have been wondering about. "Has the Queen bought in to this modern day craziness, or does she still hold the values of her youth?"

Looks like the Queen has boarded the crazy train too.

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"Archie?  ARCHIE?!"