ABOUT this time of year our thoughts turn to the school nativity play and telling our children of how Mary bore the child of the Lord God Almighty and brought him up to be the stuff of legend . It wasnt a nice easy birth was it , you try riding a donkey all the way to Bethlehem when you feel the size of a small house with possibly the worst case of haemorrhoids ever seen since channel 4's embarrassing illnesses.To also then find when you get there that the only accommodation available is a shedful of animals and a feeding trough is your newborn's travel cot would be a bit gutting to say the least . We might complain about our own N.H.S but at least you didnt have 3 total stranger's suddenley turning up at your bedside with gifts for your child , unless of course you know Jimmy Savile , Johnathon King and Gary Glitter personally . And as for someone being sent to kill your son because King Herod was a little bit concerned he might lose his throne , well it doesnt hold well for a bright and happy childhood .
But Mary she got stuck right in and brought him up to be a good boy who instead of going off the rails after finding out that joseph wasnt actually his real dad ( his real dad being someone who came in the night and never seen again , its all a bit jeremy kyle is'nt it ) went on to help millions of people and be generally helpful all round . Even when he got into a little bit of trouble in his later years she was there for him like a good mother should be .
SO why is it that a woman is NOT allowed to hold a position of power in the church ? WHY can't we have female bishops ?
WHAT'S the problem , do you think that they'll be too busy worrying ' does my bum look big in this cassock ? ' or whether this handbag goes with this mitre . Come off it chaps , these are educated smart women not footballers wives or reality show wannabe's , they know what the job entails . Maybe half the problem is that you know theres a pretty good chance that they'll probably be better at being a bishop than you are and that wouldn't do now ,would it . Maybe you want to take the vote back off us and stop us wearing trousers too while your at it .
SOME might say its like the Suffragettes never happened but then again your so out of touch you probably think they're the new X factor girl band .
