Aberdeen and Orkney priests threaten to quit over first female bishop

[EmperorScorpious]

[quote]Priests in Aberdeen and Orkney are threatening to resign over the appointment of Scotland’s first female bishop, saying the move was “divisive and disrespectful”.

Seven of the diocese’s 14 priests have signed an open letter protesting against the appointment in November of Anne Dyer as bishop.

The letter says Dyer’s appointment “directly goes against the established wishes of the diocese on the views it would hope that our new bishop would hold and minister to us from the perspective of them”.

Dyer is the first woman to be made a bishop by the Scottish Episcopal church since its general synod [B]voted to allow female bishops almost 15 years ago.[/B]

[B]She is a supporter of same-sex marriage, which was accepted by the Scottish church last summer,[/B] in a historic move that resulted in de facto sanctions being imposed by the global Anglican communion. Aberdeen and Orkney was the only diocese in Scotland to oppose the move in consultations. Dyer officiated at a same-sex marriage in October.

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Alastair MacDonald, also a signatory and rector of St Drostan’s, Insch, and All Saints, Fyvie, said there were[B] “different reasons for different people” in objecting to Dyer’s appointment. “But there is a general feeling that bishops haven’t listened to the diocese. This is probably the most conservative diocese in Scotland, and it happens to be quite united.”[/B][/quote]

[url]https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/jan/09/anne-dyer-aberdeen-orkney-priests-threaten-quit-over-first-female-bishop[/url]

[SIRIUS]

Do it, quit

[spazthemax]

Out with old, in with the new then I guess

[RainbowStalin]

I'm sure this probably makes sense to them and the 5 70+ year olds that still show up to their churches.

[Grink Of Meat]

What a bunch of babies.

[Ganerumo]

I like the fact they're desperately fumbling around the fact she's a woman by citing increasingly absurd reasons as to why they don't like her appointment without ever accepting their obvious and most striking grievance with her.

Including "she doesn't drive a car therefore she can't be a good bishop". Fucking quality protest right here.

[sir whoopsalot]

[quote]The signatories also expressed concern that Dyer “is not a car driver and this adds to the disquiet. She may have a plan as to how she will travel around the diocese, but, if so, we do not know of anyone within the diocese who has been informed of it.”[/quote]

What the actual fuck?

[waterlooenders]

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Looks like this was accurate then...

[Rocâ„¢]

Ok then, door's that way.