All bishops are equal, but some are more equal than others

The trials and tribulations of the C of E's leading traditionalist bishop reveal the church's ongoing fractures of women's ordination

Hello! And, once again, welcome to all my new subscribers since last week’s newsletter about Matt Redman, Tim and Pete Hughes, and Mike Pilavachi. Unfortunately, we are moving from one sad tale of internal church strife to another - this time the battleground is not abuse, but gender. More specifically, how can the Church of England hold together those who believe women can be ordained, and those who believe they cannot? Then we consider when Christian leaders who have fallen into disgrace might be restored to the pulpit (if ever), before the usual podcast links (toddler groups and abortion this week) and a grab bag of news stories from around the world.

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