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(Herald Sun) St Paul’s Cathedral In Melbourne to introduce first girls’ choir
A 125-year old male tradition will be turned on its head when girls are given their own choir at St Paul’s Anglican Cathedral.
In what’s been described as a win for gender equity, girls will eventually perform Sunday and Evensong services that until now have been the exclusive domain of boys and men.
Anglican Dean of Melbourne Dr Andreas Loewe said the city icon wanted to give girls the same opportunity that boys have enjoyed since 1888.
“If women can become archbishops in the Anglican Church of Australia then they should also be able to sing at St Paul’s Cathedral,” he said.
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