▁better ▁relations ▁with ▁the ▁Ang lo - C atholic ▁arch b ish ops ▁Michael ▁Ram sey ▁and ▁Robert ▁R unc ie ▁than ▁he ▁did ▁with ▁the ▁evangel ical ▁Donald ▁C og gan , ▁for ▁reasons ▁of ▁both ▁Church mans hip ▁and ▁administrative ▁style . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁not ▁enthus i astic ▁about ▁the ▁ord ination ▁of ▁women ▁but ▁regarded ▁it ▁as ▁in ev itable ▁and ▁was ▁quite ▁happy ▁with ▁women ▁pri ests ▁when ▁they ▁were ▁eventually ▁ord ained . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁keen ▁prom oter ▁of ▁black ▁and ▁other ▁eth nic ▁minor ity ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁syn od . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁key ▁figure ▁in ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁the ▁Dioc ese ▁of ▁Gib ral tar ▁in ▁Europe . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁first ▁touched ▁by ▁sc andal ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁in ▁connection ▁with ▁the ▁Pref ace ▁to ▁Cro ck ford ' s ▁C ler ical ▁Directory , ▁written ▁an onym ously ▁by ▁his ▁friend ▁the ▁Rev d ▁Can on ▁G are th ▁Ben nett , ▁Dean ▁of ▁Div inity ▁of ▁New ▁College , ▁Oxford , ▁who ▁committed ▁suic ide ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁controvers y ▁it ▁caused . ▁P att inson ▁was ▁responsible ▁for ▁commission ing ▁the ▁Pref ace ▁and ▁was ▁thought ▁to ▁have ▁failed ▁to ▁predict ▁the ▁outcome ▁of ▁publishing ▁it . ▁The ▁Stand ing ▁Committee ▁of ▁the ▁General ▁Syn od ▁decided ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁without ▁bl ame ▁in ▁the ▁incident . ▁ ▁Short ly ▁before ▁his ▁ret irement ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁he ▁was ▁appointed