Thursday 19 December 2019

Dr. Ashenden Swims the Tiber


It's less of a shock on the theological Richter scale than Newman but still a trembler. Dr. Gavin Ashenden who was a chaplin to the queen is going over to the Roman Catholic Church this next Sunday the 4th in Advent. Over the years he's gradually become alienated from of the Church established by law embracing the world as in 'the world, the flesh and the devil'. As he's made clear it's not so much the change of denomination that draws him it's the chance of doing a job and not simply complaining on the sideline. He will find many 'whited sepulchres' over there even ones that are theologically on message. Whatever will they do with him? Will he suffer the fate of Newman and be sent to Ireland to find that the hostility of the Irish is not leavened by Anglican politeness? Best of luck to him anyway.
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