Anglicans in an 18th-century frame of mind

From Australia-

How tiresome to read the latest sexist onslaught on Anglican women - they have a lot to put up with (''To love and to submit: a marriage made in 2012'', August 25-26).

A few Sydney male Anglican groupies must have laboured long and hard to come up with the idea that women should ''submit'' to husbands like 18th-century girls. No wonder the churches are so empty now and young people who want to marry seek out marriage celebrants and write their own vows.

When I went to a suburban Anglican church and sang in the choir in the 1940s, the Sydney diocese was more liberal; the church had three services on Sunday mornings, and the choral service was packed.

Surely the Anglican hierarchy can find something more useful to do in our diverse 21st-century society than find new ways to demean women?

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