How do we live together in love and charity? Honesty and open debate must be part of that. I hope these further thoughts will be accepted in a spirit of the deepest possible love for my brothers and sisters who cannot yet receive the ordination of women. I will do everything I can to ensure that we can disagree well and live together in our church with our differences.<\/p>\n
Some provisos:
\nI am not an academic theologian, it is over 20 years since I studied academic theology. I have never studied academic theology beyond undergraduate level.
\nMy apologies for talking of women as \u201d\u02dcthem\u2019 in this piece, I can\u2019t see a better or more straightforward way of using language. This piece is about, I hope, getting everything on the table, including that type of language.
\nThe recent statement by the bishops of The Society of Saint Wilfrid and Saint Hilda makes several (31) references to the idea of validity and sacramental assurance.
\nWith all humility, as a Catholic Christian, I think the logic of the Society bishops\u2019 argument is flawed.<\/p>\n