Tommy Tainant
Diamond Member
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Cornish church reverses ban on female vicars
St Fimbarrus church in Fowey, formerly home to Vicar of Dibley star Dawn French, says previous stance was ‘misguided’
A Cornish church that banned women from applying to be its new vicar – despite once counting Dawn French, star of the TV comedy The Vicar of Dibley, among its flock – has reversed the decision under new management.
A newly elected governing council at St Fimbarrus church in the picturesque port of Fowey in Cornwall has told parishioners that a “new season” has begun.
In a statement, the parochial church council (PCC) said the previous regime’s decision to advertise for a male priest to fill its four-year-old vacancy was “misguided and unrepresentative” of the parish and the town.
What is the world coming to. ? Its good that the Church has come into the modern world but shocking that it is still newsworthy.
I wonder if other areas of church policy might be updated to reflect modern life ?
It certainly seems that some things are negotiable.