‘God is not a he or a she’, says first female bishop to sit in House of Lords

Posted on October 25, 2015 
Filed under Church of England

Rachel Treweek, Bishop of Gloucester“God should not necessarily be seen as a masculine figure, according to the UK’s first female bishop to sit in the House of Lords on Monday. ‘God is not to be seen as male. God is God,’ said Rachel Treweek, bishop of Gloucester, who is to be inaugurated in parliament.

While acknowledging that many Anglicans would profoundly disagree, Treweek said the Church of England should use both male and female pronouns when referring to God…”

– Story from The Guardian. (Photo: Diocese of Gloucester.)

See also: Is God a She?