Posted on 06/17/2008 1:37:24 PM PDT by NYer
.- The Times of London reported this week that the Anglican Church is facing a new crisis with 500 priests threatening to leave if women are ordained bishops.
The newspaper reported that the priests have said they would leave the Church if the proposal is approved at the next general synod scheduled for July of this year.
Many priests said they feel betrayed by the proposal, and the Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams and Archbishop John Sentamu of York have responded by saying they would work for a compromise rather than allow female bishops, even though both are in favor of female clergy.
Fifteen provinces of the Anglican Communion have voted in favor of female bishops, including Australia, Brazil, Canada, Central America, Mexico, the Philippines, South Africa and the United States.
I'm sure that's true.I'd also wager that a fair number of Catholic priests do too.And as for Unitarian/Universalist "ministers",well.....pffffft!
There’s the small issue of the NT.
Ha ha, he said broad minded, ha ha... get it? broad minded... broad... you know, like chicks...
Well I thought it was funny
I guess it would be dependent on their formation, this could be discerned by discussions with a good rector or Bishop.
Heck let them interview with Bruskowitz
“There’s the small issue of the NT.”
Timothy is in the NT.
Yeah!!
Who needs that ol’ Biblical stuff, anyway?
...and the teaching & practices in Timothy abound throughout the NT.
Theology shouldn’t be static. At least we Catholics don’t believe it is. Theological understanding is on a trajectory and our present day is a point on that trajectory.
The truth is static, of course, but out understanding grows.
For instance, slavery was seen as tolerable during Paul’s time, not so now.
Sounds to me as if it's the two archbishops who are OK with female clergy. Granted, the priests didn't leave over female clergy . . . probably figured they could avoid and ignore them . . .
That's enough out of you Stewie.
Something tells me they should have left long before this.
Jesus did not condemn slavery, but condemnation of slavery is universal now (at least in the West). Jesus did prohibit remarriage after divorce, but many Anglicans (including the Episcopal Church and the Church of England) allow remarriage after divorce (on grounds other than infidelity of a spouse). So I do not think it is unreasonable for Anglicans to rely on reason as well as tradition and the Scriptures, to decide that apostolic leadership is not always inappropriate for women—considering that some women have excelled in leadership roles throughout the rest of society.
Didn’t a bunch of them move to the Roman Catholic church when the Anglicans decided to have female priests?
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Traditionally, men have been priests. I have never been comfortable with women in that roll. I prefer women to fill the helpmate roll in life.
I left the Anglican Church many years ago, and this was just one of the reasons. Even then they condoned active homosexuals to serve in the church. Also, I didn’t want my money going to the National Council of Churches - a very leftist organisation.
To paraphrase a sign often seen in this region, “The Catholic Church Welcomes You”.
Yes, but - with respect - the society in which He operated was the one He - God - the Trinity - was busy creating throughout the First Testament. The existence of an all-male hierarchy in the Jewish Faith was God's doing. There were plenty of co-ed religions around at the time, so to speak: Astarte, Baal, and so on.
The world not being ready for Female Priests is not a sufficient reason for Christ not to have included them. Was society ready to "Eat My Flesh" and "Drink My Blood"? Were the Jews ready for God Almighty to enter the world in the flesh? Was Jesus keen to introduce female celebrants but was too worried that the Jews might, you know, crucify Him?
Introducing female Priests would have been a walk in the park compared with introducing Himself as the Son of God - and its not as if there weren't any suitable female candidates. I can't help thinking that something else - some universal principle we're just not seeing was - and is - at work.
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