"But it would be a mistake to imagine that those who hold to the church's traditional teaching on the ordering of ministry are simply misogynistic. Anglican orthodoxy does not rest on hostility to women; it rests on a particular reading of scripture and Catholic order that long predates today's culture wars. The traditionalists are not motivated by prejudice but by theological conviction, namely that ministry is representative before God, not a question of aptitude or value."
"What has damaged the Church of England most in recent years is not honest theological difference but the intolerance of it. A broad church only remains broad if conscience is protected and disagreement allowed. It would be a genuine sign of renewal if the new archbishop could model a gracious, theologically literate unity. This does not entail erasing those who dissent, but proving that conviction and courtesy can still coexist in public religion."
Praise for Sarah Mullally's gifts is appropriate, but traditionalist opposition to female ministry should not be reduced to misogyny. Anglican orthodoxy is rooted in a longstanding reading of scripture and Catholic order that predates contemporary cultural conflicts. Traditionalists maintain that ministry represents before God and is not simply about aptitude or value. Labeling such convictions as bigotry replaces argument with moral outrage. The Church of England has been harmed more by intolerance than by honest theological disagreement. A genuinely broad church protects conscience, permits dissent, and models gracious, theologically literate unity to demonstrate intellectual depth and moral seriousness.
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