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The archbishops of Canterbury and York have "signaled their intention" to propose amendments to draft legislation on women becoming bishops in the Church of England. The amendments would preserve a female bishop's episcopal authority while providing an alternative for those who are "unable to accept the new situation," according to a June 21 press release from Lambeth Palace.
The amendments "seek to give effect to the idea of a 'co-ordinate' jurisdiction" in which the jurisdiction of the diocesan bishop "remains intact" while provision is made for another bishop to provide episcopal oversight for those who oppose female bishops, the Lambeth release said.
"We want as many people as possible to feel that there is good news for them in this process, and we hope that what we are suggesting may help secure the broadest degree of support for the legislation without further delaying the process of scrutiny and decision," the archbishops said in the release.
The full text of the press release is available here.
General Synod voted in February 2009 to send a draft measure on women bishops to a revision committee so it could rework the legislation.
All 470 members of General Synod will have the opportunity to amend the reworked legislation, called a measure, clause-by-clause. A measure is a piece of legislation that, once passed by the General Synod, requires approval by the British Parliament. The draft measure and a report from the revision committee are available here.
The archbishops' amendments would mean that two bishops could exercise episcopal functions in the same jurisdiction, while ensuring that a "Code of Practice would contain guidelines for effective co-ordination ... so as to avoid duplication or conflict in the exercise of episcopal ministry."
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http://www.episcopal-life.org/81808_123058_ENG_HTM.htm
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