Bishop Dyer has a month to enter her plea ahead of the hearing in Edinburgh in September. Source: Mail Online |
From Mail Online: "Scotland's first female bishop has been accused of bullying but claims she's actually a victim of sexism. As the Right Reverend Anne Dyer faces a church court... just what is the 'conduct unbecoming of the clergy' that could see her axed?" Full report here.
In a previous entry (2018) I commented on a statement by the new Episcopalian Bishop of Aberdeen and Orkney in which she made it clear she was not interested in restricting herself to "prayers, pews and parochial parish life". She would be focused on "fighting for social justice, sexual equality".
Clearly she would have been better employed as a social worker than pretending to be a man of God.
Postscript (14.06.2024)
From BBC News: "Members of the Scottish Episcopal Church who raised concerns about the behaviour of Scotland's first female bishop are urging its senior leader to address what they have described are "baseless accusations" of homophobia and misogyny." Details here.
From Wikipedia: "In February 2021, Dyer was accused of bullying by a number of clergy, laypeople and church employees in The Times.[15] In March 2021, the College of Bishops commissioned Iain Torrance to lead an Independent Review into "difficulties" in the Diocese following a series of allegations regarding the Bishop.[16] In August 2021 the College of Bishops announced their intention to defer publication of the report and move to a second stage of reviewing." Details here.
Yet another who won't be missed in the least.
ReplyDeleteAnother Social "worker" in favour of gay marriage.
ReplyDeleteThe only surprise is that Welby didn't snap her up for a sinecure.
The northern Paula Vennells.
Unbecoming of a cleric. I can think of many in Wales that fit that description, homosexuals both gender spring to mind
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