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To: bobjam
The people who met in Jerusalem want to strengthen Anglicanism and equip it for Great Commission ministry while the world’s leading Anglo-Catholic body, TAC, is actively trying to jump ship for Rome. We have a golden opportunity to now rid Anglicanism of female ordination, and with the help of the Anglo-Catholics, we can pull it off.

In practical terms, how would you see this playing out?

17 posted on 06/30/2008 6:28:13 AM PDT by Huber (And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not. - John 1:5)
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To: Huber

I think of eliminating women’s ordination as similar to taking a pot of boiling water off the stove. The hot stove represents the western liberals and the boiling water represents women’s ordination. Sure, right after you remove the pot, the water is still really hot, but then it starts to cool.

The way it can happen is as a general phase out. First, I think everyone agrees that women bishops are out of the question. Next would be to require deans and rectors to be male priests. This step could take a little bit of time, particularly with smaller parishes. The goal would be to have women priests serve in auxillary roles such as vicar, chaplain or assistant rector. The last step is to cease ordaining women to the priesthood and have them remain as “super deacons” of some sort- much in the way I see some Catholic parishes use nuns.


18 posted on 06/30/2008 6:54:34 AM PDT by bobjam
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