Alice Linsley Explains Why She Left the Episcopal Priesthood

This interview is golden and worth reading. Alice Linsley served as a priest and rector in the Episcopal Church until she came to believe that the Episcopal Church has abandonded catholic order. She has renounced her orders in the Episcopal Church and has written about her journey and her position against women’s ordination. I especially found this part interesting:

Question: Where do Evangelicals who support women priests go wrong in your view?

Response: The irony of Evangelicals is that they say they believe in the authority of Scripture but then allow cultural accommodation in their interpretation of Scripture.

I have to agree. I have never understood why those calling themselves “Evangelical” so often look over biblical passages that speak about divorce or women’s ordination. These two issues are the most glaring contradictions in the Evangelical worldview – to speak generally, but not absolutely.

Full text of Alice Linsley: Q & A via Pontifications.