Archbishop of York Says Lord’s Prayer is ‘Oppressively Patriarchal’ for Saying ‘Our Father’

The left-leaning Archbishop of York is now criticising “The Lord’s Prayer” for being “oppressively patriarchal” over its reference to “Our Father”.

During a meeting of the General Synod, Church of England’s governing body, Archbishop of York Stephen Cottrell questioned the use of the Lord’s Prayer, claiming the prayer was “problematic.”

“I know the word ‘father’ is problematic for those whose experience of earthly fathers has been destructive and abusive, and for all of us who have laboured rather too much from an oppressively patriarchal grip on life,” Archbishop Cottrell said.

“We remain stubbornly unreconciled, appear complacent about division, and often also appear all too ready to divide again… We have got used to disunity,” he added. “We think it’s normal when in fact, it is a disgrace, an affront to Christ and all he came to give us.”

From Breitbart:

The comments from Cottrell, the second-highest ranking bishop in the Church, come amid a broader push to adopt progressive beliefs from the CoE leadership, which voted to allow priests to offer “prayers for God’s blessing” for same-sex marriages earlier this year for the first time in the history of the established church of England.
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