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More reaction to the decision of Catholic leaders to continue to exclude women from priestly ministry.

#CatholicWomenPriests yet? No
Women are not “allowed”…by men.
These men are still keeping women down.

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This Reith Lecture is really encouraging for those advocating for moral/ethical progress.
It covers lessons learned from abolitionists, suffragettes, etc;
the need for perseverance;
how just a few determined people do achieve positive change for societies. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

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In Our Time - Margery Kempe and English Mysticism - BBC Sounds Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Margery Kempe, the medieval English mystic.

Really interesting discussion about #MargeryKempe & her times:
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#GodBeyondGender book launch tomorrow:

‘Mansplaining’ is different from other criticism – and Rachel Reeves is right to call it out Women in public life often experience gendered behaviour but are punished for pointing it out.

A Guide to #Mansplaining:

theconversation.com/mansplaining...

Sharing encouragements at the WATCH trustees’ meeting today. So many to be grateful for:
the #ArchbishopofCanterbury ‘s appointment;
the response to our Transparency campaign;
so many new members joining; & yet more joining our mailing list; the Newcastle Roadshow; new trustees; etc.

#NotEqualYet

Letter in the @churchtimes.bsky.social this week, in response to Rev Katie Stock’s article last week.
#NotEqualYet

Medieval women’s legacies live on in Britain’s towns and cities As creators of educational, religious and charitable institutions, women of means found ways to circumvent the patriarchal power structures of medieval society.

Medieval women’s legacies live on in Britain’s towns and cities
theconversation.com/medieval-wom...

#NotEqualYet
Yes, the being ‘lovely’, ‘charming’, etc, towards women/female priests has been one of the tools which are used for keeping women down, & keeping people calm about it.
It’s one of the #MaleHeadship #Complementarian #Traditionalist cloaking mechanisms.
Enough.
Time to wake up to it.

The 15th Archbishop of Wales, the Most Reverend Cherry Vann, will be enthroned in Newport Cathedral on Saturday 8 November. Bydd 15fed Archesgob Cymru, y Parchedicaf Cherry Vann, yn cael ei gorseddu yng Nghadeirlan Casnewydd ddydd Sadwrn 8 Tachwedd. www.youtube.com/live/qBjg6PG...
#ChurchInWales

2 And @churchofengland.org leaders haven’t even done the work that two Independent Reviewers recommended should be done (in 2017 & again in 2024), to consider the pastoral & theological challenges for female clergy when a diocesan bishop is appointed who doesn’t ‘fully recognise’ their ministry.

1 This article is unbalanced: it doesn’t acknowledge that @churchofengland.org clergy opposing equality for women in ministry have not followed the 2014 Declaration terms (e.g. parish consultations, reviews, vocation referrals), which were agreed in good faith.

So the agreement is already history.

Can you help with this transparency project?
We’ve been contacted by a number of people who say that our list, compiled from the male-only priesthood societies/bishops’ own lists needs corrections!
If you know of any inaccuracies or additions to this list, please email
admin@womenandthechurch.org

It's something which is long overdue.

For the first time, we expose the subset of @churchofengland.org churches that limit women’s roles & opportunities:
www.womenandthechurch.org/transparency

a group of 20 or so people stand outside the united nations in Geneva wearing black as a symbol of the fight against gender based violence

Together with our partners we hosted an annual training that offers advocacy tools and support to fight for gender justice and equality.

We are so encouraged by the huge response to our Transparency campaign.
Thank you to the thousands who have visited this page on our website:

www.womenandthechurch.org/transparency

The #NotEqualYet Roadshow is coming up at Newcastle Cathedral!

Gafcon declaration on ‘Global Anglican Communion’ took shape in Sydney Primates held meeting with movement’s ‘founding fathers’

The statement from #Gafcon that it had “reset” the #AnglicanCommunion was developed at a meeting in Sydney last week, it has been revealed

#churchnews #churchtimes

The #NotEqualYet Roadshow is coming up at Newcastle Cathedral!

Thank you. We’ll add that correction.
It’s interesting how inaccurate the lists we got from the societies & flying bishops have proved.
Don’t they have accurate lists of the resolution churches the say they’re overseeing?
And they’re asking for more resources…to be funded by the rest of us?
Really?

Thank you Brenda.
It’s revealing that it has taken a group of volunteer charity trustees to do this work for the Church, with almost no help either from diocesan teams or the central @churchofengland.org.
The @dioceseoflondon.bsky.social was helpful, but otherwise we’ve had to do this on our own.

The next conference on gender justice in the Australian Anglican Church !
#AnglicanCommunion #ordinationofwomen
@churchofengland.org

Can you help with this transparency project?
We’ve been contacted by a number of people who say that our list, compiled from the male-only priesthood societies/bishops’ own lists needs corrections!
If you know of any inaccuracies or additions to this list, please email
admin@womenandthechurch.org

#NotEqualYet: is this really a conversation we still need to be having? — WATCH “Do we really need to still be talking about this stuff here? We’ve got a female bishop, two female archdeacons, two female canons at the cathedral. Is this still a conversation we need to be having?”...

'A church which accepts women’s inequality as either desirable, inevitable, or a price worth paying is always going to reflect a distorted image of the God who loves all people equally & calls people to all varieties of ministry, irrespective of gender...' www.womenandthechurch.org/blog/b2jbirm...

Inspired and encouraged by the @watch-notequalyet.bsky.social AGM this morning - celebrating what has been achieved and gearing up for what is still to do.

Now looking forward to the #NotEqualYet Roadshow, coming to Newcastle in a couple of weeks: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/not-equal-...

So many expressions of joy from our membership today on the appointment of Bishop Sarah as #ArchbishopofCanterbury
Full of gratitude too for her, taking this on in the face of ongoing misogyny.