Comments on: Lambeth Conference – Some are Welcome in this Place

By: kelvin

kelvin — Fri, 25 May 2007 15:27:28 +0000

“unwired men” – what a helpful description.

By: chris

chris — Fri, 25 May 2007 15:06:39 +0000

I’ve only ever belonged to my current congretation. There are men, but old, unwired ones for the most part.
I’ve had another thought, though. Maybe women comment because women have been sidelined in the church for 2000 years. Coming out in sympathy, perhaps?

By: vicky

vicky — Thu, 24 May 2007 18:38:36 +0000

Thought this might be of interest.

By: Eamonn

Eamonn — Thu, 24 May 2007 17:55:08 +0000

Not only are all the comments so far from women (so let me make a modest effort to redress the balance), but there are far fewer voices than one might have expected, given the seriousness of this exclusion, which in the long run could affect all Episcopalians and Anglicans worldwide. The notion that one has to ‘qualify’ to attend Lambeth by criteria other than lawful episcopal consecration is a new and disquieting departure. Why are more people not protesting?

By: kelvin

kelvin — Thu, 24 May 2007 15:17:34 +0000

There are convents, but not terribly large ones.

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Thu, 24 May 2007 11:03:11 +0000

A convent maybe? Do you have convents in the SEC?

By: kelvin

kelvin — Thu, 24 May 2007 09:24:27 +0000

I’ve no idea what other congregations are like – St Mary’s is pretty gender balanced, as was my previous congregation.

Are there really congregations that are mostly female? How very odd.

By: chris

chris — Thu, 24 May 2007 09:19:35 +0000

Does the excess of female voices not simply represent the majority of congregations? Not, of course, of clergy – yet. :=(

By: kelvin

kelvin — Wed, 23 May 2007 16:37:08 +0000

I’m interested that all voices responding so far are female.

By: asphodeline

asphodeline — Wed, 23 May 2007 16:19:36 +0000

Aargh, horrible decision. My first “gut” reaction was no, make a point of not going and make it clear why not. Then I read the responses here and they’ve got a point too.

I hope you make the right decision for yourself that you feel comfortable with. Interesting point too about the Catholic bit. I don’t consider myself Protestant as such, more a Catholic who is exlcuded from many things Catholic by the Catholic church. I’ve always been a bit confused though!

Good luck x