Bravo to the Rev Martine Oborne for her clarifying piece about the appointment of Philip North as the next bishop of Blackburn (Why are female clergy cheering for a bishop who doesn’t believe in female priests?, 14 January).
Philip North does not believe that women should be ordained either as priests or bishops. He claims that he is supportive of female clergy and has “worked out a way to make mutual flourishing work”, albeit with “work still to do”, the Church Times reported last week.
