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Source: The Guardian
Lords Prayer opening may be problematic, says archbishop
Archbishop of York tells General Synod that Our Father has patriarchal connotations
Harriet Sherwood
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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 Lords 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 Englands ruling body, the General Synod, Stephen Cottrell dwelt on the words Our Father, the start of the prayer based on Matthew 6:913 and Luke 11:24 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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Chainfire
(17,757 posts)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.
grumpyduck
(6,650 posts)He should have brought that up at the Council of Nicaea.
Igel
(36,082 posts)?ά??? ἡ?ῶ? ὁ ἐ? ??ῖ? ?ὐ????ῖ?·
Major Nikon
(36,900 posts)Say it ain't so!