From the Daily Mail:
Shannon Ledbetter appeared alongside Pierce Brosnan in the 1997 film Tomorrow Never Dies, wearing a £250,000 PVC dress.
A £250,000 PVC dress!!! A plastic dress at that price? Well, I never!
Shannon looks a bit sad in her expensive plastic dress. :-(
But after throwing in the towel on her acting career, she studied theology and was ordained in 2003. Shannon, 47, was inducted yesterday as a canon - a permanent member of cathedral clergy - by The Bishop of Blackburn Reverend Nicholas Reade and Dean of Blackburn, the Very Reverend Christopher Armstrong.There now. That's much better. Shannon is perhaps a bit dressed down from her Bond days, but she looks so very happy. Just look at her radiant smile.
In 2009 the Cathedral was criticised for supplying communion bread blessed by a man in case members of the congregation refused to accept the sacrament after a woman priest had consecrated it.Go Canon Shannon!
But Canon Ledbetter said she welcomes the challenge faced by women in the church.
She said: "Many women are ordained in the Church of England and have been for a number of years. I'm happy to embrace the challenge of changing people's minds, people can only judge by my actions. I hope to fulfil the role well."
And now I'll tell you my real reason for going forward with the story, even though MadPriest had it first. Cathy not only supplied the link, but she supplied the following commentary:
From loose woman to loose canon!! Haha!!! :)Now I'm sure Canon Shannon was not a loose woman before she became a canon, but do you really think I was going to let an execrable pun go to waste?
NOTE: All joking aside, I wish Canon Ledbetter the very best as she begins her work in the new position.
