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At a General Synod of the Church of England, the Archbishop of York, Stephen Cottrell, has said that the first two words of the Lord’s Prayer are “problematic.” The Lord’s Prayer opens with the words “Our Father.” This is apparently too patriarchal and gives too much credit to men.
Archbishop Cottrell has some supporters for his stand.
<< Rev Christina Rees CBE, a former General Synod member, founder member of the Archbishops’ Council, agreed that calling God ‘father’ was "hugely problematic". >> (The Guardian)
The Church of England only has two Archbishops, the Archbishop of Canterbury, and the Archbishop of York. Stephen Cottrell is number two in the C of E hierarchy.
Personally, I am baffled that anyone would try to rewrite the words of Jesus recorded in the Gospels. Jesus knew what He was doing, and we should follow the Gospels.
A rather neutral article in The Guardian:
Lord’s Prayer opening may be ‘problematic’, says archbishop
A more critical article:
Outrage as Church of England Archbishop claims saying 'Our Father' is 'problematic'
Archbishop Cottrell has some supporters for his stand.
<< Rev Christina Rees CBE, a former General Synod member, founder member of the Archbishops’ Council, agreed that calling God ‘father’ was "hugely problematic". >> (The Guardian)
The Church of England only has two Archbishops, the Archbishop of Canterbury, and the Archbishop of York. Stephen Cottrell is number two in the C of E hierarchy.
Personally, I am baffled that anyone would try to rewrite the words of Jesus recorded in the Gospels. Jesus knew what He was doing, and we should follow the Gospels.
A rather neutral article in The Guardian:
Lord’s Prayer opening may be ‘problematic’, says archbishop
A more critical article:
Outrage as Church of England Archbishop claims saying 'Our Father' is 'problematic'