WHY DIRTY HARRY IS A GOOD ROLE MODEL FOR BISHOP CHARTRES by Julian Mann www.oughtibridgechurch.org.uk 7/20/2008 Clint Eastwood's 'Dirty Harry' may not appear the ideal episcopal role model but in the wake of the St Bartholomew's gay wedding disaster in London Bishop Chartres might gain some inspiration from the 'make my day, punk' law enforcer. Reform spokesman the Revd Paul Dawson put in a nut-shell the issue facing the Archbishops in general and Bishop Chartres in particular over the sanctioning of practising homosexuality in our Church: 'The choice they must make is whether or not they want to keep true to the doctrine of the Church of England, as defined in the Worship and Doctrine Measure 1974 (Sections 5.1) and Canon A5, and secure discipline.' ...
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