David Hope, Baron Hope Of Thornes Quotes & Sayings

The question of whether women should be made bishops once they had been ordained is absolutely pivotal. It seems to me absolute nonsense for women to be ordained to the priesthood but not to the episcopacy because the two are inextricably linked. — David Hope, Baron Hope Of Thornes

There is a time to speak and a time to listen, and sometimes people need to shut up. — David Hope, Baron Hope Of Thornes

I have always hoped that it might be possible to conclude my ministry as I had begun it, as a parish priest, and this I believe to be the call of God. — David Hope, Baron Hope Of Thornes