A Fearful House?
Over recent weeks, several Cathedral Deans of the Church of England have preached passionately and eloquently on the subject of 'Living in Love and Faith' - the process that was supposedly intended to lead to a more 'radical inclusion' of LGBTQ+ Christians into the life and ministry of the church. All of these sermons - at least two of which were positively heart-rending - were pleas to the House of Bishops, due to meet this week, not to allow the process to run into the sand nor to abandon plans for stand-alone services of blessing for same-sex couples and the lifting of the ban on clergy marrying a same sex partner. It is no surprise that this cry for justice, Christian love and sheer common sense should come from the heads of some of our Cathedrals. The latter are, after all, bastions of true Anglicanism, not just in their dignified and traditional worship but also in their readiness to serve - and be seen to serve - the entire community and to genui...