Fulcrum is pausing its website for a season. Due to work and family pressures, the members of the Executive Team have stepped down, amidst great thanks for all their ministry over the years. If people are interested in joining the Executive Team – and are in sympathy with the ethos of Fulcrum and our aim … Continue Reading
‘Pope says Roman Catholic priests can bless same-sex couples’ declared the BBC News website. It was not alone in this. Anglo-American newspapers, news outlets, and websites emblazoned across their banners this seemingly huge shift in the ethics and polity of the Roman Catholic Church. Liberal Roman Catholics such as James Martin SJ rejoiced; conservative Catholics were outraged. It … Continue Reading
Confluence: Maundy Thursday 2023 Confluence of Word and flesh, in Palestine; Confluence of Spirit and our spirits, in our bodies; Confluence of Body and Blood, in bread and wine. Crossed: Good Friday 2023 Delight of the Father, darkened. Begotten, unmade; Glory, gorified; Chosen, forsaken; Filler, emptied; Immensity, squeezed; Gatherer, isolated; Teacher, distraught; Walker, lamed; Welcomer, woe-begone; Renovator, … Continue Reading
This is the third in a three-part series. You can read part one here and part two here or the full article here. Looking ahead – where do we go from here? What the bishops have offered in their response and what the Synod has (with the significant Cornes amendment) supported was described as indicating … Continue Reading
This is the second in a three-part series. You can read part one here and part three here or the full article here. Looking at the issues No change to the doctrine of marriage The bishops in their response to LLF stated “we have agreed at this time to maintain the doctrine of Holy Matrimony which … Continue Reading
This is the first in a three-part series. You can read part two here and part three here or the full article here. AUTHOR’S NOTE: Shortly before General Synod, in the light of what I had earlier written at the start of the discernment process concerning what was needed from the bishops and possible ways … Continue Reading
We have excellent Beer and Theology speakers lined up for the next few months, so here are some dates for your diaries.
A ‘Draft Explanatory Note’ intended to be attached to the House of Bishops’ Response to LLF has come to light. Its stated purpose is to ‘anticipate some likely questions the Response raises’ and to ‘enhance the theological integrity and intellectual honesty’ of the Response. It seems not to have won sufficient support for publication. We … Continue Reading
What have the bishops changed in relation to marriage? Summary: By setting out what the bishops (and their legal advisors) are now saying about marriage in our society, this article argues that there are significant changes in their account which have not been clearly explained or defended. It traces how the church has viewed marriage … Continue Reading
What has happened? It is only two weeks since a leak from the House of Bishops concerning their proposals following the discernment period of the LLF process prompted instant and vehement reactions that spread further when it was followed the next day by a press release giving more details officially. It was not until Friday … Continue Reading