Discussion Stream following 'Journey to Priesthood'
from : Congress on 'What can we learn from the Anglican/Episcopalian experience with women priests'.
Held on CIRCLES from 1st Oct. to 30th Oct. 2003.
No 1
While women are excluded from Holy Orders the ordained ministry of the Church is ‘lame’: it is enriched by the experience of men—as men, husbands and fathers; it is lacking the experience of women—as women, wives and mothers. Holy Orders are not truly representative of the Body of Christ’.
This was just one argument given in support of women’s ordination in the Anglican church as long ago as 1966 (www.womenpriests.org/related/baxter.asp). It then took them over 25 years to agree to ordain women – why is everyone so afraid of women’s ministry?
maggie
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