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"(Reuters) - The Archbishop of Canterbury accused his Church of England of being wilfully blind to the attitudes of modern British society on Wednesday after it voted 'no' to women bishops, a triumph for its traditionalist minority."
There was a captain of a merchant vessel that would upon arriving on the bridge in the morning open a small safe on the bulkhead behind the helmsmen. The captain would remove a carefully folded piece of paper and would read what was written upon it while sipping his coffee. He would fold the piece of paper and put it back in the safe and take his place on the bridge.
One morning the captain forgot to lock the small safe, and as the captain was leaving the bridge the helmsman realized he would have the opportunity to satisfy his curiosity about what was written on the folded piece of paper. The helmsman looked to his left, then to his right and opened the safe. He carefully unfolded the paper and read the note. It simply stated "Port is left, Starboard is Right".
Perhaps the Archbishop of Canterbury should carry a small piece of paper, a small piece of paper that has written upon it, "Culture shapes opinion, Culture does not shape truth."
The irony of the reformation is that the thought of one pope just could not be tolerated, so now we have millions of popes. The irony for the Archbishop of Canterbury is that instead of trying to please one master he has decided to try and please thousands upon thousands of masters. He will please neither.
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/11/21/uk-britain-religion-women-idUKBRE8AJ17O20121121
