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Thomas Sharp (he / they) 🏳️‍🌈
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Franciscan | Anglican | #actuallyautistic | LGBwiththeT | Tutor in Pastoral Theology St Augustine's College | Currently researching Safeguarding & Pastoral Care |@younganglicantheo.bsky.social

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My response to the third FAOC report... on clergy exemplarity and Same-Sex Marriage.

"Indeed, with the concept of ‘communally regulative understanding of doctrine’, the bishop is rendered powerless, and the bishops as a House are disempowered utterly."

⚓️✝️ #CofEPeeps

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November 12, 2025 at 7:36 PM
My response to the second FAOC report, this time on the Doctrine of Marriage, which led to the Living in Love and Faith decision of the House of Bishops is out on Via Media.

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November 11, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Beginning and end of the day. A really superb day with superb students. Time to decompress on the train, cook dinner, and pass out in a warm bed.
November 8, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Back in Southwark for the licensing of lay ministers. Bernard Mizeki, pray for us. Lancelot Andrewes, pray for us!
October 12, 2025 at 4:22 PM
I will be praying the rosary on 7th October as a member of the Society of Catholic Priests, praying for peace in the world. Join us in prayer for peace wherever you are and whenever you can.
October 1, 2025 at 5:51 AM
Forsythia in the ground. Salvia in the ground, replacing a bush that we hate. Offspring of the bush that we hate potted and preserved for next season to provide ground cover in a bit of the garden we can’t see.

Now for a deep breath.
September 30, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Its a contender for worst selfie ever, but please pray for these graduates of St Augustines who were licensed as Readers at Canterbury Cathedral tonight!
September 28, 2025 at 6:12 PM
I received my inheritance from my Grandma today. Emotional going through some things that were meaningful for her and are for me. Here a portrait from before the premiere of Vaughan Williams’ Concerto Grosso, for which she played.
September 27, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Please pray for these wonderful graduates of St Augustine's who were licensed as Lay Ministers in the Diocese of Chichester last week.
September 24, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Tis the season to get bulby…
September 16, 2025 at 3:19 PM
It was great to welcome the first batch of new students to St Augustine’s last week. Please pray for the other batch being inducted (induced?) tonight.
September 12, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Microtheology.
August 27, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Slumming it at work today. You have been prayed for.
August 27, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Good to see new books going on library shelves!
August 27, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Zeffirelli's Francis of Assisi was historical trash but theological gold. Giving a lecture tonight on Bonaventure and the Cross, and just cannot resist getting these visuals in!
August 7, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Preparing a chapter and some lectures on the Theology of Safeguarding. Hard subject matter, but surprisingly lifegiving.

That article title though. Ouch. Spot on.

#CofEpeeps ⚓️
July 18, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Last year I had about 12 leucanthema flowers. Just deadheaded 192 of them! 🌱
July 16, 2025 at 8:13 PM
I have no words for how I feel. This has been an unholy yoke and a stumbling block since my baptism. Gone. 🏳️‍🌈
July 15, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Use an app rather than just having a program we can all have on our computers, they said. It’ll be more efficient, they said.

That’s four hours of work down the drain. Time to start again at 6pm on a Sunday.
July 13, 2025 at 5:18 PM
How have I still not read this book cover to cover? Here goes.
July 8, 2025 at 7:40 AM
I reckon we will be good for mint tea this winter.

Thats the first half of the harvest.
July 4, 2025 at 2:56 PM
A few years on... still breaking the bread and saying the prayers... by the grace of God.
July 1, 2025 at 4:56 PM
We had a wonderful holiday on Jersey. We made friends both with the sea and tortoises. Evan got to see Ibises and was confused that in the UK we think them interesting enough to have in zoos.
June 30, 2025 at 10:51 AM
🌱 A bee on the thistles.
June 23, 2025 at 10:47 AM
The first time I’ve seen Ichneumonid wasps in our garden. A good sign that nature is in a happy place. Also that more of the aphids are going to die horribly, which is excellent news. 🌱
June 19, 2025 at 10:06 AM