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Eugene

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Fri Jul 7, 2023, 03:01 PM Jul 2023

Lord's Prayer opening may be 'problematic', says Archbishop of York

Source: The Guardian

Lord’s Prayer opening may be ‘problematic’, says archbishop

Archbishop of York tells General Synod that ‘Our Father’ has patriarchal connotations

Harriet Sherwood
@harrietsherwood
Fri 7 Jul 2023 17.47 BST
Last modified on Fri 7 Jul 2023 18.48 BST

The archbishop of York has suggested that opening words of the Lord’s Prayer, recited by Christians all over the world for 2,000 years, may be “problematic” because of their patriarchal association.

In his opening address to a meeting of the Church of England’s ruling body, the General Synod, Stephen Cottrell dwelt on the words “Our Father”, the start of the prayer based on Matthew 6:9–13 and Luke 11:2–4 in the New Testament.

“I know the word ‘father’ is problematic for those whose experience of earthly fathers has been destructive and abusive, and for all of us who have laboured rather too much from an oppressively patriarchal grip on life,” he said.

His comment – a brief aside in a speech that focused on the need for unity – will divide members of the C of E, a body whose differences on issues of sexuality, identity and equality have been highly visible for years.

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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jul/07/lords-prayer-our-father-opening-may-be-problematic-archbishop-of-york-stephen-cottrell

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Lord's Prayer opening may be 'problematic', says Archbishop of York (Original Post) Eugene Jul 2023 OP
Oh, come on now. We all know that God is a man, just like Jesus. Chainfire Jul 2023 #1
He missed his opportunity. grumpyduck Jul 2023 #2
Or perhaps a tad earlier? Igel Jul 2023 #3
A religion founded on the metaphysical child rape of a teen girl is oppressively patriarchal? Major Nikon Jul 2023 #4
 

Chainfire

(17,757 posts)
1. Oh, come on now. We all know that God is a man, just like Jesus.
Fri Jul 7, 2023, 04:27 PM
Jul 2023

He probably likes fast cars, good beer, loose women and votes for Trump. I just can't figure out why he put his corporate headquarters in Rome instead of Houston.

Major Nikon

(36,900 posts)
4. A religion founded on the metaphysical child rape of a teen girl is oppressively patriarchal?
Wed Jul 26, 2023, 08:11 AM
Jul 2023

Say it ain't so!

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