The Sydney Morning Herald reports
The rector of the parish of Epping, John Cornish, said the extension of the dean’s retirement age was inconsistent with long-standing church practice. ”I think it is inconsistent that only special people get their retirement age extended that long. You can have an extension if requested and it’s only usually a year or two. I’m not saying everyone should work after they’re 65 but the option should be available to all.”
…As his brother did before him, the Dean of St Andrew’s Cathedral, Phillip Jensen, has won the right to lead the city’s Anglicans for another five years. The dean was due to retire next year as spiritual leader of the mother church of the Sydney Anglican diocese, at age 65, the retirement age set down for all its clergy. The cathedral’s powerbrokers extended his term in August last year without public fanfare in a clear endorsement of his mission to convert large numbers of the city’s residents to evangelical Christianity and expand the congregation.
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The move brings the brothers’ retirement ages into line – the archbishop also had his retirement age extended from 65 to 70 and stands down in 2013.
The dean’s brother is of course Peter Jensen, Archbishop of the Sydney diocese.
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