Church of England will not see first female bishops until 2014

From the London Guardian-

The first women bishops in the Church of England are unlikely to be seen before 2014 after the Church of England today embarked on its most significant legislative exercise in two decades.

Members of its national assembly, General Synod, agreed to send the draft law allowing women to be ordained as bishops for amendments, a decision reached following two hours of debate and doubt.

Despite overcoming this hurdle, the first of many facing Synod regarding the matter, the Church of England would not welcome its first female bishop before 2014 at the earliest. The legislation process will see revisions bounced back and forth between Synod and committees.

There also remains the possibility that the legislation will be rejected in its final form, an outcome that would seriously undermine the prospect of women ever becoming bishops.

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