"Father Brown"

[Barbara Need]

>At 09:23 PM 3/18/2003 -0600, you wrote:
>>>As it happens, the Episcopal Church in the US ordains women as priests.
>>>Therefore if Ms. Brown goes through the appropriate seminary
>>>training and all
>>>of the other qualifications and is ordained as an Episcopal priest, complete
>>>with Apostolic Succession etc., there is no question but that the proper way
>>>to address her now is as "Father Brown"
>>>
>>>                - Jim Landau
>>
>>And indeed, this is what my cousin-in-law Merrie has been called:
>>Father (she has served as a chaplin in hospitals and prisons).
>>
>>Barbara
>
>Might she also be called Pastor Brown?  It's simple, neutral, and used as a
>generic lower-case job label by many religious communities, including
>Catholics.  I'm surprised that Merrie would accept "Father," even if it is
>"proper"!

I do not associate Pastor with Episcopal priests. Certain Protestant
faiths, yes--mostly fairly conservative, possibly Reformed or Baptist
or their offshoots. And as far as I know, Merrie finds this perfectly
OK.

Barbara