Re: Rev. Dr.

From: John Prentice <johnp.usenet@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2009 19:59:59 +0000

cecilia wrote:

When I was about 9 or 10, I asked my mother if our CoE vicar would
ever become a bishop. She said not. I asked how she knew, and she
said he hadn't got a first class degree. When I enquired further, she
explained that one of the essential requirements to be a bishop was,
as Don says, to have demonstrated intellectual ability.

I venture to suggest that the link between degree level and intellectual
ability is even more tenuous than that between YDNA and surname.

John
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References:
- Rev. Dr.
  - From: Kathleen Ogg-Moss
- Re: Rev. Dr.
  - From: Don Moody
- Re: Rev. Dr.
  - From: cecilia

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