, ▁as ▁Dean ▁of ▁Sydney ▁and ▁appoint ing ▁his ▁own ▁wife , ▁Christ ine ▁J ensen , ▁to ▁a ▁lay ▁position ▁in ▁a ▁new ▁women ' s ▁min istry ▁team . ▁However , ▁according ▁to ▁a ▁sp ok esp erson ▁for ▁J ensen , ▁his ▁wife ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁un pa id ▁member ▁of ▁this ▁team , ▁and ▁the ▁new ▁role ▁was ▁" just ▁an ▁extension ▁of ▁what ▁she ' s ▁been ▁doing ▁for ▁many ▁years , ▁as ▁the ▁wife ▁of ▁the ▁Moore ▁College ▁principal ▁and ▁now ▁as ▁the ▁wife ▁of ▁the ▁arch bishop ". ▁ ▁View s ▁J ensen ▁has ▁a ▁reputation ▁with ▁the ▁Australian ▁media ▁for ▁being ▁an ▁out sp oken ▁advoc ate ▁for ▁evangel ical ▁Christian ity . ▁He ▁has ▁spoken ▁out ▁on ▁issues ▁as ▁diverse ▁as ▁abort ion , ▁e uth anas ia ▁and ▁emb ry onic ▁stem ▁cell ▁research ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁on ▁industrial ▁relations . ▁He ▁has ▁expressed ▁his ▁opposition ▁to ▁the ▁ord ination ▁of ▁women ▁as ▁pri ests , ▁saying ▁" the ▁church ▁is ▁more ▁like ▁a ▁family ▁and , ▁within ▁the ▁family , ▁men ▁are ▁the ▁spiritual ▁gu ides ", ▁but ▁bel ieves ▁women ▁can ▁be ▁appointed ▁to ▁the ▁dia con ate , ▁and ▁has ▁ord ained ▁women ▁as ▁such ▁within ▁the ▁Sydney ▁dioc ese . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁opposed ▁to ▁the ▁ord ination ▁of ▁women ▁as ▁b ish ops . ▁He ▁has ▁also ▁opposed ▁the ▁ord ination ▁of ▁pract icing ▁hom osex uals ▁as ▁cler gy . ▁ ▁In ▁late ▁ 2 0 0