From The Living Church-
In a statement issued May 18, the Church of England’s House of Bishops commended a revision committee’s report that would open the episcopate to women by 2012.
The bishops wrote that “a majority of the members of the House strongly support the admission of women to the episcopate,” and added: “At the same time there remains a strong commitment on the part of the House to preserve an honored place within the Church of England for those unable to receive this development. There continues to be a variety of views within the House over the best way of achieving that, while enabling women fully to exercise their new ministry.”
General Synod, which will meet in York July 9-13, “has the potential to be one of the most demanding meetings of the Synod for many years,” the bishops wrote. “It will, in the view of the House, be an occasion when all concerned will need to listen with particular care to those with views that differ from their own and to acknowledge the passion and sincerity with which those views are held.”
General Synod’s debate will be helped “by the clarity and thoroughness of the Committee’s analysis,” the bishops wrote.
The bishops resisted any notion of allowing the debate to remain unresolved for several more years.
“The House is aware that there are those who believe that the present legislative process does not have the potential to lead to a satisfactory conclusion and that a better outcome is more likely to be achieved in some years’ time,” they wrote. “Most members of the House consider, however, that it is crucial to keep faith with the present process. They see no grounds for believing that the issues with which the Church is grappling will become significantly easier to resolve with the passage of time.”
More here-
http://www.livingchurch.org/news/news-updates/2010/5/18/uk-bishops-pledge-help-on-women-bishops
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