It seems to me rather sad, and rather revealing, that when it comes to sex we suddenly become much less intelligent about our reading of the Bible, |
It would be a real failure if agreeing that it[abortion] was not an electoral issue provided an alibi for taking it seriously as a public issue. |
It's almost that we'd prefer to believe something like this instead of the prosaic reality. |
My visit this autumn is an opportunity to continue that rich tradition of visits between Canterbury and Rome. |
the leading theologian in our communion. |
The question, 'How can you believe in a God who permits suffering on this scale?' is therefore very much around at the moment, and it would be surprising if it weren't - indeed it would be wrong if it weren't. |
These people are not being left to be victims. They are being helped, trained and given back their dignity and freedom, |
We are called to show utter commitment to the God who is revealed in Jesus and to all those to whom His invitation is addressed. |
We are still on that path, and irrevocably committed to it. |
We don't have any kind of central executive in the Anglican communion, and in many ways that's a good thing. I don't think people are asking for that, |
We have to learn to be human along-side all sorts of others, the ones whose company we don't greatly like. |
Whatever happens in the long run -- and I wouldn't want to predict -- I think there are things we can do at least to address that sense of not being listened to, |