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Related: About this forumEnglish priest shadows women bishops for a job she can’t have — yet
Adelle M. Banks
WASHINGTON (RNS) The Rev. Sue Pinnington is on a five-week mission to compile a job description for a post shes currently not able to have: bishop.
During a recent stay in the nations capital, the English priest shadowed Episcopal Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde, the first woman elected as the top leader of the Diocese of Washington. Outside a subway station, the two women imposed ashes on commuters for Ash Wednesday. Two days later, they heard the Dalai Lama at the Washington National Cathedral.
Both women said it was most important for Budde to show Pinnington the bread and butter work of a bishop, even though Pinningtons Church of England does not allow women to serve as bishops at least not yet.
The Church of England is about to have women bishops in the next 18 months to two years, and we dont have any clear models of how a female bishop might look, said Pinnington, 47, the leader of St. Michael and All Angels, a parish in Houghton-le-Spring that has existed for more than 1,000 years.
http://www.religionnews.com/2014/03/27/english-priest-shadows-women-bishops-job-cant-yet/
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,681 posts)but all of the bishops everywhere should ditch the silly hat. Nobody looks good in it.
hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)I like a medium sized mitre if it is too big or small it looks odd.
okasha
(11,573 posts)a lower, more medieval style, which actually looks rather smart. The huge post- Tridentene miter seems a bit unwieldly. I notice that Francis seems to have opted for a mid-sized style.
Ooops. Meant this to post under Justin's reply.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,681 posts)in 11th-century outfits. I appreciate tradition but I draw the line at silly hats.
okasha
(11,573 posts)and some are even older than the 11th. century. The miter represents the "tongues of fire" of the Holy Spirit as it is bestowed at the bishop's consecration. They don't wear it very often--imagine a picnic on the beach while trying to hold one in place.
hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)Some won't ware it but I like them.
cbayer
(146,218 posts)What's with that?