Ian Gomersall A Retired Rector’s Reflections A curious event at an ordination
Nick Spencer, George Lapshynov and Hannah Rich Theos Should Chris Coghlan be denied the Eucharist?
In this week’s issue of The Critical Friend Tim Wyatt writes about the resignation/retirement of the Archbishop of Wales in The rot goes deep, and about The Leicester Stalker. For those who have not been following the Leicester case, the BBC investigation is here, and subsequent statements from the Diocese of Leicester are here. House of Survivors have also issued a statement.
Alexandra Zhirnova reads the Nicene Creed in Old English; the Church of England has a press release.
Manchester Diocese ordination. Is this the Church of Christ, or is it more in the tradition of the purity cults of Jesus’ day, with their dread of touching dead bodies and hangups around menstruating women? Will the Bishop of Manchester be censured?
From the reporting of the sad case of the harassment of an ordinand by a licensed minister by the bishop, does it not bring into question the standard and extent of the due diligence exercised before such a license is awarded. Unless I mistake the BBC’s coverage, it would seem Ms Pinto had not been long in attendance at the cathedral thus said license was perhaps been issued without due care
Manchester ordination. If this was thought a good thing to do why did Bishop Walker not explain, and why was it not mentioned on the day? Bishop Walker’s covert actions set a new precedent for the Church of England. Those who oppose women as priests can have their own synodically agreed bishops. But now it seems Walker is going further in allowing ordinands opposed to same gender blessings to nominate their own bishop to ordain them even when others in the service are being ordained by the diocesan. Presumably then he must allow ordinands with a more generous outlook to… Read more »