{"id":4879,"date":"2010-09-07T14:18:45","date_gmt":"2010-09-07T14:18:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/deaconsbench\/2010\/09\/historic-handshake-pope-to-meet-clergywoman-for-first-time.html"},"modified":"2010-09-07T14:18:45","modified_gmt":"2010-09-07T14:18:45","slug":"historic-handshake-pope-to-meet-clergywoman-for-first-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/deaconsbench\/2010\/09\/historic-handshake-pope-to-meet-clergywoman-for-first-time.html","title":{"rendered":"Historic handshake: pope to meet a clergywoman for first time"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nIt will happen during his upcoming trip to the UK.<\/p>\n

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\nPope Benedict’s arrival in Britain breaks new ground on many levels, with a state welcome from the Queen and the beatification of Cardinal Henry Newman. But buried in the itinerary is another and, some would say, more piquant landmark.<\/p>\n

Next Friday, the pope will meet the Rev Jane Hedges, canon steward of Westminster Abbey and a campaigner for women bishops in the Church of England. It will be the first time the head of the Vatican, which earlier this year declared female ordination a “crime against the faith”, shakes hands with a clergywoman.<\/p>\n

Their meeting will act as a reminder of the differences and difficulties between the Anglican Communion and the Roman Catholic church. The abbey team is aware of the many historic aspects to the visit.<\/p>\n

“We shall greet this pope as our guest. There will no hint of battle,” wrote the dean of Westminster, the Very Rev Dr John Hall, last week in the Tablet, a weekly Catholic newspaper.<\/p>\n

An ecumenical evensong will begin with an exchange of peace between the archbishop of Canterbury and Benedict XVI, and include a psalm, the Magnificat, readings and prayers. “I have no doubt that it will be a memorable occasion. Yet it will also be coloured by many emotions,” Hall said. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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