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| Rev. Libby Lane consecrated as 1st female bishop of Church of England |
| 2015-01-27 |
| [CBC.CA] The male monopoly in the leadership of the Church of England ended Monday, as the 500-year-old institution consecrated its first female bishop. The Rev. Libby Lane became the eighth Bishop of Stockport in a service at York Minster. Her consecration comes after the church ended a long and divisive ...politicians call things divisivewhen when the other side sez something they don't like. Their own statements are never divisive,they're principled... dispute by voting last year to allow women to serve as bishops. "My consecration service is not really about me," she said. "With echoes of practice which has been in place for hundreds of years in the church, it is a reminder that what I am about to embark on is shared by the bishops around me, by those who have gone before me and those who will come after." |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #3 CoE flings itself further into the abyss. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2015-01-27 01:22 |
| #2 And now a short musical interlude, commemorating 500 years of patriarchy, followed by matriarchy... |
| Posted by: Blinky Ghibelline2658 2015-01-27 00:34 |
| #1 it is a reminder that what I am about to embark on is shared by the bishops around me, by those who have gone before me and those who will come after Ahhh...alter boyssss |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2015-01-27 00:31 |