Thursday 26 March 2020

Grandstanding


Source: Twitter

Rachel Treweek @BishGloucester tweeted:

"Amid all that we’re living in the present, I am pausing today to give thanks for the joy of this day in 2015 when I was announced as the next Bishop of Gloucester @churchofengland Thank you @GlosDioc it is such a privilege to be here.."

Why do women clergy find it necessary to parade themselves on social media claiming to be privileged, proud, etc?

It is a privilege that has been abused, substituting feminism for Anglicanism. It is nothing to be proud of.

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12 comments:

  1. Evangelical Ed26 March 2020 at 16:15

    "Forget the troubles of the world!
    Celebrate ME!!!!"

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  2. Frederick Jones26 March 2020 at 19:13

    Pride is the most serious of the Seven Deadly Sins and is epitomised by Lucifer the Devil.

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  3. Anonymous26 March 2020 at 20:28

    Very nice, but it's not about you Rachel, it's about serving God. You completely misrepresent the role of the Church which is to serve, not be served.
    LW

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  4. Laughing Gas26 March 2020 at 21:04

    Rachel The Weak

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  5. Pete27 March 2020 at 08:29

    Well isn't that lovely that she doesn't feel it's a burden like silly old S.Paul...

    Beside those things that are without, that which cometh upon me daily, the care of all the churches.

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  6. Fr David Lloyd27 March 2020 at 10:32

    I'm always struck by how many of the Church Fathers tried to avoid the role of Bishop considering themselves unworthy. Today there's a veritable queue of contenders and applicants who see it as their right.

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    1. Exodus27 March 2020 at 15:59

      Nowadays it's nothing more than a smart career move with a greater salary and a better pension.

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    2. Fr David Lloyd28 March 2020 at 15:22

      Exodus, I fear you're right.

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  7. Oliver Nicholson27 March 2020 at 13:00

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  8. John Ellis27 March 2020 at 16:14

    The age of Twitter and Facebook encourages such things. Romans 12:2 comes to mind.

    But not, apparently, to every Christian mind!

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  9. Anonymous27 March 2020 at 20:21

    But content of their gospel is 'Feminism Rules! We are feminists. The age of male domination is over for ever. Now it is OUR turn. Make way!'

    Never mind about the incarnation. Revelation is secondary to OUR message!

    Jonesy

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  10. Anonymous28 March 2020 at 12:42

    Further to earlier criticisms of Joanna Penberthy,I note that today she has sent her clergy another ad clerum, this time containng some suggestions as to how to pray at the present time. They bear the mark of sincerity and genuinely seem well intentioned. However, they would be ten times more valuable if she had included an apology for the perverse delight she takes in wounding retired priests time after time. It did not appear, which is a pity, because it nullifies part of what she wrote. In well known words, 'Don't tell me how, SHOW me!'
    Rob

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