Church of England – Page 24 – An Exercise in the Fundamentals of Orthodoxy

Church of England, Civil Partnerships, Legal Stuff, Marriage

Anglican Marriage – A Guide to the Law

Peter Ould Aug 31, 2010 Tagged with Anglican Clergy, Church of England, Civil Partnerships, Confidentiality, Consciences, Divorcees, England And Wales, Gender Work, Homosexuality, House Of Bishops, Impediment, Key Sentences, Letter Boxes, Man And A Woman, Moral Deliberation, Obvious Conclusion, Recent Developments, Remarriage, Strict Rules, Transgenderism

The third edition of this perennial favourite has just dropped through the letter boxes of Anglican …

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Church of England, Ecclesiastical, Women Bishops

Women Bishops – Now What?

Peter Ould Jul 11, 2010 Tagged with Amendments, Anglo, Bishops, Canterbury, Catholics, Clergy, Committe, Diocesan Bishop, Dioceses, Dissenters, Evangelicals, Favour, General Synod, Occassions, Revision Committee, Second Amendment, Statutory Protection, Statutory Recognition, Viability, Worth Reading

I’m sure most of you know already the events yesterday at General Synod. Three different amendments …

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Church of England, Ecclesiastical

Who’s Leaking?

Peter Ould Jul 7, 2010 Tagged with Backbone, Bad News, Bishops, Celibate, Clergy, Cleric, Conservative Evangelicals, Crown Nominations Commission, Dr Jeffrey, Gay Priest, Homosexual Relationship, Homosexuals, Jeffrey John, Liberals, Old Friend, Preacher, Rowan Williams, Shortlist, St Albans Cathedral, What Happened In 2003

Jonathan Wynne-Jones has the scoop this evening. I can reveal that Dr Jeffrey John, the openly …

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Church of England, Sexuality

Southwark – A Solution

Peter Ould Jul 7, 2010 Tagged with Bishop Of Southwark, Bishops, Civil Partnerships, Collegiality, Conversations, Diocesan Clergy, Dr John, Guarantee, House Of Bishops, Human Sexuality, Insinuations, Man Of His Word, Objection, Pastoral Statement, Prejudice, Private Life, Provocative Solution, Signature, Target

I have a solution. Really, I have a solution. I grant you, it’s a slightly provocative …

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Church of England, Jeffrey John, Marriage, Sexuality, Theology, Tradition

Responding to “The Church and Homosexuality”

Peter Ould Jul 6, 2010 Tagged with Address, Assumption, Canterbury, Childless Marriage, Christ Church, Covenant, Dr John, Ephesians 5, Gay Relationships, Homosexuality, Image Of God, Jeffrey John, Love And Commitment, Marriage, Nothing Of The Kind, Notion, Ordination, Participants, Priesthood, Relevant Section, Revolutionary Step, Sacrament, Sacramental Theology, Same Sex Relationships, Senses, Sex, Sex Partnerships, Stable, Thc, Work Of Christ

I thought it might be suitable to address the main point of Jeffrey John’s position as …

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Church of England, Jeffrey John, Sexuality

The Church and Homosexuality – Jeffrey John

Peter Ould Jul 5, 2010 Tagged with Affirming Catholicism, Bedwetters, Bedwetting Problem, Catholic Priests, Cup Of Tea, Dr Jeffrey, Dr John, Entertainments, First Degree, Homosexuality, Jeffrey John, Lambeth, Motives, Opportunity, Ordination, Peculiarity, Personal Health, Ppt Viewer, Psychiatrist, Realism, Reflections, Soundness, Superiority

For those who are interested, this is the lecture that Dr Jeffrey John gave to the …

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Church of England, Sexuality

Another Day, Another Crisis…

Peter Ould Jul 4, 2010 Tagged with Anglican Communion, Archbishop Of Canterbury, Bishop Of Southwark, Bishops, Civil War, Clergy, Crown Nominations Commission, David Cameron, Dr Jeffrey, Dr John, Final Approval, Jeffrey John, John Richardson, Liberals And Conservatives, Mr Cameron, Preferred Candidate, Rowan Williams, Shortlist, St Albans, Telegraph Article

But I didn’t think it was going to be *this* crisis (all over again). A confidential …

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Church of England, Civil Partnerships, Liturgy, Marriage, Sexuality

The Service of my Love – A Review

Peter Ould Jul 2, 2010 Tagged with Biblical Position, Celebration, Christian Environment, Civil Partnerships, Conservative Friends, Gay Man, Gay Relationships, Insights, Jim Cotter, Liturgies, Manuscript, Notion, Openness, Personal Experience, Premise, Reflections, Religious Context, Same Sex Unions, Sexual Unions, Valid Input

I decided that in order to have a valid input in commenting on other people’s plans, …

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Church of England, Ecclesiastical

Archbishops release Amendment text

Peter Ould Jul 1, 2010 Tagged with Accordance With Section, Amendment Text, Archbishops, Celebration, Clergy, Delegation, Diocesan Synod, Divine Service, Draft Amendments, Episcopal Ministry, Exercise, House Of Bishops, John Sentamu, Jurisdiction Clause, Parishioners, Pastoral Care, Provision, Sacraments, Subsection, Virtue

Rowan Williams and John Sentamu have released the text of their amendment on Women Bishops due …

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Church of England, People, UK Politics

Speaker’s Chaplain

Peter Ould Jun 29, 2010 Tagged with Black Woman, Bristol Cathedral, Chaplain, Class Man, Discrimination, East London, Grace And Favour, Hypocrisy, Irony, Latest Controversy, Middle Aged Man, Middle Class, Mrs Hudson, Negotiations, Rose Hudson, Sally Barnes, Spokesman, Vicar, Women And The Church, Worthy Candidate

It would be remiss of me, would it not, if I didn’t pass a teensy bit …

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