Wednesday, 8 February 2023

Priests could stop using male pronouns 'He' and 'Him' when referring to God in prayers and drop phrase 'our Father' from the Lord's Prayer

 Our non-gendered parent who art in heaven: Priests could stop using male pronouns 'He' and 'Him' when referring to God in prayers and drop phrase 'our Father' from the Lord's Prayer

  • God could be referred to in 'non-gendered' terms in Church of England services
  • Bishops announced they are launching major 'project on gendered language'
  • God could be referred to in 'non-gendered' terms during Church of England services for the first time, it can be revealed.

    Breaking with centuries of tradition, bishops have announced they are launching a major 'project on gendered language' this spring.

    It may suggest that priests can stop using the male pronouns 'He' and 'Him' when referring to God in some prayers, or even that they can drop the famous phrase 'our Father' from the start of the Lord's Prayer.

  • FULL ARTICLE AT: https://mol.im/a/11722729 via https://dailym.ai/android 

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