tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25740524.post6402145695342037086..comments2024-03-11T13:16:19.098-04:00Comments on Ad Orientem: Church of England Warned To Approve Women BishopsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25740524.post-34470978252847576362012-11-21T18:46:32.920-05:002012-11-21T18:46:32.920-05:00Interestingly, the story is told on one of the Ang...Interestingly, the story is told on one of the Anglican blogs that a supporter of "female bishops" changed their mind when they saw what was happening to their American cousin, which is run almost entirely by women.Nikolausnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25740524.post-47920779740536654592012-11-20T08:35:08.235-05:002012-11-20T08:35:08.235-05:00Whether anyone agrees that the Anglicans should ap...Whether anyone agrees that the Anglicans should approve of women bishops, this is a scary proposition for any religion. Relying on the state always turns out to be the greatest mistake that a Church can make.mjlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07961183796915363873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25740524.post-11288502063492178812012-11-19T20:05:34.764-05:002012-11-19T20:05:34.764-05:00Unfortunately, the Church of England doesn't h...Unfortunately, the Church of England doesn't have a leg to stand on. The church itself is the product of a politically-motivated schism. It could never decide if it was Catholic or Protestant, and it does not have any set of fixed dogmas. Since it does not have Apostolic doctrine, it is not the Church in any meaningful sense.<br /><br />Since the Church of England is a creature of the State, and not the Body of Christ, the State can interfere with its doctrine any way it wants.Michaelnoreply@blogger.com