Was it a sign? Or just an unfortunate coincidence? On the day that the Church of England’s General Synod approved plans to fast-track a final decision on the introduction of women bishops by the end of the year, eyebrows were raised at one of the Book of Common Prayer’s readings for that morning. Contained in the Scripture for the day were the lines from 1 Timothy 2:11-12, which in the New Revised Standard Version reads: “Let a woman learn in silence with full submission. I pe
13 February 2014, The Tablet
Mysterious ways
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