When the state controls the Church, it can impose its will on it as it wishes. The problem, of course, is that the state knows as much about theology as a flea knows about algebra.
A group of influential MPs will tomorrow call for Parliament to intervene over the historic reform as fears grow that the Church will reject plans allowing female bishops.
So whether the Church approaches issues from a theological and exegetical viewpoint doesn’t matter to the state. It only desires to control.
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