Michael Smith 🏳️‍🌈🌈

Rector of @Parishof4saints. Area Dean. Hon Canon. Lover of Quins RU, Music, God & wine. Yearning for equality of ordained ministry in the church. Views my own

[Michael Smith 🏳️‍🌈🌈 @revdmesmith]

@CMEPhillips @Velo_Rugby @WomensSport @fi_tomas_ Spot on. No one individual bigger than the club however amazing they are on the pitch. It's really sad & the club are losing a fabulous player but can't allow one person to behave one way and the rest of the team another.

[Michael Smith 🏳️‍🌈🌈 @revdmesmith]

Here we go again @Microsoft - the dreadful, dreadful portal - MS Office - I have full licenses but apparently I can now only 'view' documents - logged into my account and no change. Really is rather tiresome. Dreadful, dreadful, user-unfriendly interface. <sighs>

[Michael Smith 🏳️‍🌈🌈 @revdmesmith]

@redcurrant101 @charlottecholey @churchofengland @FideliumLondon I would disagree. There are plenty of fully inclusive places (and I know some superb priests who are women in the catholic tradition). I think that some just chose to ignore them. @onfiremission is such a place - a place of radical inclusion and hospitality

[Michael Smith 🏳️‍🌈🌈 @revdmesmith]

@charlottecholey @churchofengland @FideliumLondon You cannot use the words ‘inclusive of all Christians’ when those called by God into ordained ministry aren’t able to exercise their ministry there. There is no exclusion of those receiving ministry, I agree. However, it is not a fully inclusive place.

[Michael Smith 🏳️‍🌈🌈 @revdmesmith]

@dave43law @RobKenyonReform And I’m sure the good people of Makerfield see Cllr Rob in church every week. Cos Christianity is so important to him.

[Michael Smith 🏳️‍🌈🌈 @revdmesmith]

@pecker2009 @BCPCouncil How would you rather the money be spent?

[Vatican News @VaticanNews]

Pope Leo on Pentecost Sunday:

"The Holy Spirit opens the doors of our hearts, helping us to overcome resistance, selfishness, mistrust, and prejudice, and enabling us to live as children of God and brothers and sisters to one another. Where the Spirit of the Lord is present, brotherhood arises among individuals, groups, and the peoples of the Earth, and all speak the one language of love, which unites and harmonizes diversity.

Brothers and sisters, even in our own day, especially on this day of Pentecost, we must invoke the Holy Spirit, so that He might open all the doors that still remain closed."

[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

With fervent hearts, let us pray today that the Spirit of the Risen One may save us from the evil of war, which is overcome not by a superpower, but by the omnipotence of love. Let us #PrayTogether that God may free humanity from misery, which is redeemed not by immeasurable wealth, but by an inexhaustible gift.

[Alexander Smith @AlexSmithEcho]

That’s me signing off for the season 🍒

Thanks to everyone who has read any of my bits this term or interacted on here, been some campaign for #afcb and I hope you’ve enjoyed my coverage.

See you next season in the Europa League!

[Michael Smith 🏳️‍🌈🌈 @revdmesmith]

From an elected president. Lord have mercy.

[The White House @WhiteHouse]

Bye-bye 👋

[Alexander Smith @AlexSmithEcho]

My word. That's mental.

[Red Roses @RedRosesRugby]

Your 2026 @Womens6Nations CHAMPIONS! 🌹🏆

[Michael Smith 🏳️‍🌈🌈 @revdmesmith]

Don't you just love it @UPS when you're another company that apparently is 'experiencing a higher than usual volume of calls....' Straight out of the book of excuses!

[Michael Smith 🏳️‍🌈🌈 @revdmesmith]

Exodus 32 anyone?

[Christopher Hale @ChristopherHale]

NEW: MAGA evangelical leaders gather in Mar-a-Lago to bless and dedicate a gold statue dedicate to Donald Trump.

[Michael Smith 🏳️‍🌈🌈 @revdmesmith]

@TomTugendhat @Conservatives Living on a completely different planet! Away with the fairies!

[Michael Smith 🏳️‍🌈🌈 @revdmesmith]

@Conservatives That’s a puzzling take on the results!

[Michael Smith 🏳️‍🌈🌈 @revdmesmith]

@RhonddaBryant May he rest in peace and rise in glory.

[Archbishop of Canterbury @ArchbishopSarah]

As I leave Rome today, I do so with profound gratitude for all the encounters, and all that I have received, over these days of pilgrimage. From the warm welcome from our Catholic brothers and sisters, to praying and worship with Anglicans and Catholics, to seeing churches supporting those in need.

I’m particularly grateful to Pope Leo XIV for his welcome, his words of hope, and the opportunity to pray together. It’s been a privilege to reaffirm the friendship and bonds of affection between our Churches that have grown over recent decades. May God bless our ongoing pilgrimage as we seek the unity that Christ prayed for.

In our divided world, Christians must have a more hopeful story and keep modelling something different - walking and working together to serve the world that God loves. Whatever may divide us, the love of Jesus Christ is greater. Our world needs the Gospel, and we are called to share it together.

I leave Rome today with gratitude and prayers for all the people I have met and for continuing friendship and partnership - and with a renewed sense of the reality that in Christ we are one.

[Michael Smith 🏳️‍🌈🌈 @revdmesmith]

So hopefully and encouraging. Alleluia!

[Archbishop of Canterbury @ArchbishopSarah]

It was an honour to meet and pray with His Holiness Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex this morning. I’m deeply grateful for his gracious welcome at the Apostolic Palace.

In the years to come, I will remain united with the Pope in prayer – for peace in our world, for justice, and for every person to discover the fullness of life that God offers.

The ecumenical pilgrimage is always one we make together, as a fellowship of Christians seeking the unity for which Christ prayed. Your Holiness, as your sister in Christ, in a spirit of prayer, friendship, and hope, I commend our shared journey into the hands of God.

You can read my address to Pope Leo XIV here: https://t.co/ZL8DHbXCNj