Great to be with Kate Reynolds as she was priested today in Old St Paul’s.
Congratulations to her and to the congregation.
3 responses to “Church and Civil Partnerships”
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Watching, watching – exclusive language in hymn and liturgy so far…not encouraging. Although the Moderator’s purple spectacles are a hopeful sign.
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to give items of undergarments equal status – should one not also use ‘underpants’?
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[…] As observed in the Thinking Anglicans’ post, the substance of the Scottish guidance is very similar to that of the Church of England House of Bishops which was issued in February this year: it is more prescriptive than the CofE Declaration and appears to take a stronger line on blessings after marriage and civil partnerships, an area on which the CofE’s position has been less than clear; although some issues of detail are different[4], both take a very similar approach to clergy entering into same-sex marriage and to the position on ordinands. Likewise, both have a relaxed approach to clergy within civil partnerships, although in May 2013 Kelvin Holdsworth noted: […]
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Back to work
Back to work today after a fortnight’s holiday. Most of the mail was responses to a consultation document that I’ve published about one or two aspects of the cathedral’s life. I’ve put a copy on the blog too in another post. Responses are welcome from far afield as well as from within our own community.…
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Consultation Paper
The following paper has been published to the congregation. Comments welcome from outside the community as well as within. Dear Friends I spent some time this week reading a sermon that was preached by a former Provost of this church some years ago. It contained the following quote: I remember in my third week at…
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Blog Migration
I’ll be migrating this blog over the next day or so. I’m moving from postnuke to wordpress. Those who read via RSS may need to resubscribe. UPDATE – Wednesday 1930 The update is now complete. Whole site moved from one CMS to another. Like the redesign? You need to refresh the page a few times…
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Two weeks off
Someone has started a Wikipedia entry on me. I’m trying to follow the convention that you don’t edit the entry about yourself. Not easy. Do fill in the blanks.Two weeks off blogging is in order I think. Back soon. Comment moderation on until I get back.
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