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Sarah Mullally will become the first female leader when she officially takes charge of the church in March 2026. A group of conservative Anglican churches across Africa and Asia criticized the appointment.

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[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 14 points 2 days ago

“Sally” was right there and her parents fumbled it.

[–] shawn1122@sh.itjust.works 40 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (2 children)

Probably good that the Archbishop who failed to act on an abuse scandal left.

The church moved him to Zimbabwe where he continued to abuse boys for decades. He even killed a 16 year old boy in 1992.

So while this is a "progressive" move, we should remember the big picture.

Let's not forget that institutions have a tendency to put women on a glass cliff. They put women in leadership positions during difficult times so they can quietly fix underlying issues while also acting as a scapegoat, then they replace her with a man once back on track. They also get the try and distract from bad publicity by extolling "progressive values".

The CoE is dying as the Anglican communion is dying as well. This is an attempt to try to bring new blood in

[–] Greddan@feddit.org 7 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Just an insane cult trying to look normal. These are seriously deranged individuals who belong in an asylum.

[–] QuoVadisHomines@sh.itjust.works -2 points 3 days ago (3 children)

It’s a faith of tens of millions. Your claims are unhinged.

[–] CXORA@aussie.zone 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Are you saying the only difference between being a cult or not is the number of followers??

[–] QuoVadisHomines@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

No as the age of the faith is also a factor but otherwise religions are just cults that became very successful.

[–] axexrx@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Religions are just cults where the founder has been dead long enough.

Well, there was one who came back for a little bit, so they say.

[–] dickalan@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

Yeah with how many people voted for Trump in America I believe People everywhere are unhinged and anybody that follows any religion is completely unhinged because they have zero basis of reality and it's all manufactured

[–] Greddan@feddit.org 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

The different sects of the Yahweh cult murder, torture and rape in the name of some storm god from the bronze age for millennia, take over whole continents, controlling every aspect of society through brainwashing, violence and fear, but I'm the unhinged one? Get a grip.

[–] QuoVadisHomines@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 days ago (2 children)

They don’t do this for a stone age thunder god even though that is El/Allah/YHWH’s origin.

You have bits and pieces of an education regarding this subject but not the full picture and thus your conclusions are inaccurate at best.

[–] Greddan@feddit.org 0 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Of course they don't think so. Cultists seldom know why they do things. All they know is that they have to do what they are told by their authority. These are abused and damaged people.

[–] QuoVadisHomines@sh.itjust.works -1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Religious peopleare the overwhelming majority. The majority arent abused and damaged people.

[–] Greddan@feddit.org 2 points 1 day ago

Leaving the cult often comes with huge stigma and/or threats of violence from either family or even the captured state. So there is no way to be sure how many religious people there actually are just by asking people. No one is born religious, that we can be sure of. It is forced upon you. Some sects even mark their children through genital mutilation.

[–] dickalan@lemmy.world -1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

You seem like the type of person that said I need context for Charlie Kirk, the guy was a dick and an asshole and a racist but you wanna say you need more context, go jump up yourself

[–] Sarmyth@lemmy.world 0 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Ehh dont change the subject. 1 thing has nothing to do with another. That's crazy person arguing.

[–] dickalan@lemmy.world 0 points 1 day ago

I don't think it is, you have the same attitude as him so again jump up yourself

[–] whotookkarl@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

If women, LGBTQ, or minorities are not allowed in leadership positions then the equality and acceptance they preach is only placation and not genuine. It's not surprising it took this long and there is still push back coming from religions founded on an iron age anthology that treats women as property.

[–] Magnum@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 days ago

They don't preach that lol

[–] 52fighters@lemmy.sdf.org 10 points 3 days ago

Henry VIII would not approve.

[–] JaymesRS@piefed.world 7 points 3 days ago (2 children)

“…In Church of England, you can't say, "You must have tea and cake with the Vicar, or you die!" You can't have extreme points of view, you know. The Spanish Inquisition wouldn't have worked with Church of England.”

[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Is this the same Church Of England that was burning suspected papists for heresy during its formative “teen rebellion” years?

It is all very tea and crumpets now, of course.

[–] jobbies@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] JaymesRS@piefed.world 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Uh, death, please. No, cake! Cake! Cake, sorry. Sorry...

[–] jobbies@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Ahh ah... You said death first!!

[–] JaymesRS@piefed.world 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] jobbies@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 days ago

VERY WELL. Give him cake.

[–] Eyekaytee@aussie.zone 3 points 3 days ago

unbelievable, god will be really unhappy now

[–] Clathrate_Gun@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 days ago

Is that Miss Geist from Clueless?

[–] LSNLDN@slrpnk.net -2 points 3 days ago

lol literally a rib

[–] Hozerkiller@lemmy.ca 0 points 3 days ago (2 children)

So wait does she molest little boys still or does she molest little girls instead? I'm not up on the church's rules.

[–] QuoVadisHomines@sh.itjust.works 8 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Neither as the CoE lets clergy be normal people and thus aren’t celebate.

[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 3 points 2 days ago

I love that Richard Coles is a vicar and had a husband.

[–] whiwake@lemmy.cafe 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Neither. She beats the fuck out of you with a yardstick.

[–] jobbies@lemmy.zip 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] whiwake@lemmy.cafe -1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

She just likes the wardrobe.

[–] Sarmyth@lemmy.world -1 points 1 day ago (2 children)

There's pictures in the article. No need to make things up.