From AFP-The Church of England said on Wednesday it wanted a swift relaunch of moves to admit women bishops, with revised plans put before its governing body at the earliest opportunity in July.
The 19-strong Archbishops' Council said it wanted to resolve the situation "as a matter of urgency" after the General Synod, the governing body of England's state church, failed to approve legislation in a November 20 vote, triggering turmoil.
"Many council members commented on the deep degree of sadness and shock that they had felt as a result of the vote," said the statement issued at the end of a two-day meeting of the council, the Synod's standing committee.
They also felt the need "to affirm all women serving the church -- both lay and ordained -- in their ministries.
"The council decided that a process to admit women to the episcopate needed to be restarted at the next meeting of the General Synod in July 2013.
"There was agreement that the Church of England had to resolve this matter through its own processes as a matter of urgency.
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