In 2017, Rev Ian Paul, an academic theologian, said: “A piece of attire which communicates absolute authority has no place within Anglican understandings of ministry. To most, and I suggest especially the young, bishops in mitres put them in another world. It looks daft and it does not signify anything in the Church of England. It makes them distant and it makes them look silly.”
So here are a few and my comments!
Rowan William's mitre does not look at all bad. It has a rather nice pattern, but subdued, and doesn't detract from the gold which forms part of the tone of the rest of his apparel. A touch of Golden Dawn too, I think. Solemn 8/10.
This is a very solemn and ancient looking mite, and looks as if has been handed down over the centuries. Solemn 9/10
Oh dear. This looks a bit like an escape from a Pantomime or Christmas Party. The red and gold just don't go well together. Silly 6/10
Rather strange, presumably a kind of tongues of fire worn by Dr Carey who certainly has a sharp tongue. Verging towards the silly, I'm afraid, and one for Gardener's Question Time, looking like a bad case of something needing fertilizer - or Entish. Silly 5/10
It is extraordinary rare to see Tom Wright in a Mitre, and it actually is not bad, very plain and simple. Alas, the same cannot be said for the rest of his outfit which looks like curtain material. Solemn 3/10 (marks off for silly outfit).
Just in time for something really silly. This is a Monty Python Bishop hat, what possessed him to wear it, goodness knows. I'm sure it is Trinitarian and deeply symbolic, but it looks more like a design from the person who supplies Michael Portillo's jackets. Silly 9/10.
Quite nice and pictorial. Looks a bit like something out of a wall painting from the Middle Ages, but the angels are a bit bright, and a rather strange colour. Is he trying not to laugh at himself? Solemn, but only 3/10.
Plain, simple, unadorned, and the colour inside is suitably subdued. The band is rather nice around the rim. Solemn 7/10
As a stand out moment, this seems very silly. Neither are especially solemn looking. But not as bad as Welby's last stand. Silly 5/10 and Silly 5/10.
Our very own Bishop Ashenden, wearing what looks like a converted T-cosy. It's too small.Gavin! Solemn 2/10.
Papal mitres always look old even if newly made. This is a very good one. Don't know about what looks like symbolic lipstick on the collar. Solemn 8/10.
Very bright and colorful, but we are back into Christmas Hats, I'm afraid. It's too bright, too sharp, and doesn't look sufficiently solemn. Silly 6/10
Probably a bit too tall, but has a Byzantine look. The gloves look very strange. Solemn 4/10
Not quite as good a papal one, but simple design, and no lipstick on the collar. Solemn 5/10
Simple is clearly best, but shiny I think is not. Of the two, I prefer the white. The gold while I'm sure is material, looks more like coloured cardboard. Solemn 5/10 and Solemn 5/10
Franciscian simplicity! What would you expect! Solemn 9/10
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