In case you're looking for a follow up to this interesting little story from 2003 (like I was): From the Thorkild Grosbøll Wikipedia page
In case you're looking for a follow up to this interesting little story from 2003 (like I was):
From the Thorkild Grosbøll Wikipedia page
On June 3, 2004, Grosbøll was instructed to resign no later than June 4, or he would be suspended. On June 7, 2004, the chairman of the elected parish council in Taarbæk, Lars Heilesen, informed the parish about the situation in the church in Taarbæk. On June 10, 2004, [bishop Lise-Lotte Rebel] again relieved Thorkild Grosbøll of his duties.
During all these events, the parish community in Taarbæk stood by Thorkild Grosbøll. There was an animated public debate, occasionally fueled by statements from Grosbøll like: "God belongs in the past. He is actually so old fashioned that I am baffled by modern people believing in his existence. I am thoroughly fed up with empty words about miracles and eternal life." At the same time he maintained that the bishop and the press misunderstood him, taking quotes from his sermons out of context.
On July 12, 2004 the Ministry of Ecclesiastical Affairs transferred the case to an ecclesiastical court. The first stage of this process, a hearing of the involved parties, was concluded February 2005. On May 11, 2005, the ministry relieved bishop Rebel from her supervision of Thorkild Grosbøll, and transferred the supervision to the bishop in Roskilde, Jan Lindhardt. Thereby the ministry put the ecclesiastical court case on hold. On May 20, 2006 Grosbøll confirmed his priestly vows before Lindhardt in the presence of witnesses and by his signature, and was allowed to serve again as parish priest, but was instructed not to talk to the press.
Thus the case was put to rest till autumn 2007, where it was decided that the supervision was to be transferred to the bishop in Århus, Kjeld Holm, by May 1, 2008, when Lindhart would retire. As announced shortly after this decision, Grosbøll retired early when he turned 60 in February 2008.
An interesting take on religion where you ignore the wishy-washy magic man in the sky stuff and stick to being a good person and being community driven/focused.
An interesting take on religion where you ignore the wishy-washy magic man in the sky stuff and stick to being a good person and being community driven/focused.
In case you're looking for a follow up to this interesting little story from 2003 (like I was):
From the Thorkild Grosbøll Wikipedia page
An interesting take on religion where you ignore the wishy-washy magic man in the sky stuff and stick to being a good person and being community driven/focused.
Jesus makes a better bodhisattva than he does a god or messiah.