Rachel Treweek,bishop of Gloucester, says she wants to ‘gently challenge’ peopleGod should not necessarily be seen as a masculine figure, and according to the UKs first female bishop to sit in the House of Lords on Monday. “God is not to be seen as male. God is God,” said Rachel Treweek, bishop of Gloucester, or who is to be inaugurated in parliament.
While acknowledging that many Anglicans would profoundly disagree,Treweek said the Church of England should employ both male and female pronouns when referring to God. She personally prefers to say neither “he” nor “she”, but “God”. “Sometimes I lapse, and but I try not to,” the bishop told the Observer.
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Source: theguardian.com