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    The Church of England is just weird, isn't it?

    Apparently this is not a joke:

    The Church of England has dropped its prohibition on gay clergy in civil partnerships becoming bishops.

    The announcement, from the Church's House of Bishops, would allow gay clergy to become bishops if they promise to be celibate.
    Do what?

    #2
    The Church of England is just weird, isn't it?

    Isn't this basically the arrangement that richard coles, who was in the communards and bronski beat has? He's a vicar who lives with his partner, but they're celibate.

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      #3
      The Church of England is just weird, isn't it?

      That, and the Episcopalians nearly broke away last time, so presumably it's just babysteps - you're doing better than women, at any rate.

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        #4
        The Church of England is just weird, isn't it?

        Fuck all to do with me, I'm an atheist catholic without a civil partner, who is determined never to be celibate.

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          #5
          The Church of England is just weird, isn't it?

          Wouldn't enforced celibacy just lead to more bishop bashing?

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            #6
            The Church of England is just weird, isn't it?

            Is that covered under the rules too?

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              #7
              The Church of England is just weird, isn't it?

              It would be, wouldn't it?

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                #8
                The Church of England is just weird, isn't it?

                Filth!

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                  #9
                  The Church of England is just weird, isn't it?

                  Bruno wrote: Wouldn't enforced celibacy just lead to more bishop bashing?
                  Didn't realise Irish sexual slang had crossed the pond - TT, isn't an atheist Catholic a contradiction in terms?

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                    #10
                    The Church of England is just weird, isn't it?

                    I didn't think it was specifically Irish.

                    I'm kind of atheist CofE, I suppose.

                    Anyhoo, there was just some women on the radio saying that these prospective bishops also have renounce any previous active sexuality, and that overall it was absurd and cruel. Seems about right.

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                      #11
                      The Church of England is just weird, isn't it?

                      isn't an atheist Catholic a contradiction in terms?
                      Maybe. I like to describe myself as a Catholic atheist rather than an atheist Catholic.

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                        #12
                        The Church of England is just weird, isn't it?

                        I really wish I could help you all out with this but I can't

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                          #13
                          The Church of England is just weird, isn't it?

                          That's a very sweet thought of you BofE, but I can manage myself. Bishop bashing tends to be a solitary affair.

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                            #14
                            The Church of England is just weird, isn't it?

                            Well, it would be if God weren't watching.

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                              #15
                              The Church of England is just weird, isn't it?

                              And Jesus.

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                                #16
                                The Church of England is just weird, isn't it?

                                And the holy g...hooooooohhhhhhhhhh...st...

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                                  #17
                                  The Church of England is just weird, isn't it?

                                  I'm really not sure that bashing the bishop is a particularly common Irish slang term DR. Most phrases to do with masturbation like that would have come over from england, given how little the subject would have traditionally have been spoken about here.

                                  also Catholic is frequently more of an ethnic or political grouping, rather than a religious one, so you can definitely have athiest catholic. As daire O'Brien describes it, you don't like the church, but you hate rangers too.

                                  Actually looking back upthread Richard coles was perhaps one of my favourite HIGNFY guests. He's a right funny bastard, with at least two brains. even if they did invite him on to put up a picutre of jimm somerville

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                                    #18
                                    The Church of England is just weird, isn't it?

                                    He has a Saturday morning programme on Radio 4 and he is very good on it.

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                                      #19
                                      The Church of England is just weird, isn't it?

                                      I'm shocked at that news.

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