Same Tune; Different Key

We came across an interesting article in the Sydney Morning Herald about a recent court ruling in Australia that paves the way for women to become bishops in the Anglican Church of Australia. You can read it here.

The story features the same sort of back-and-forth issues about which we’ve heard so much here recently: alternative oversight for uncomfortable congregations; let’s not rush in; etc. Mind you, the Church of England authorized female bishops a year ago, and we Yanks have been at it for years, though we still have bishops who refuse to even ordain women.

Cultures move at different paces. There’s no international definition of “normal.” We all need to remember that as we grope our way forward.