Thursday, February 9, 2012

In England, women bishops legislation remains intact


From ENS-

The Church of England‘s General Synod has rejected a bid to provide greater concessions for those opposed to women bishops. A final vote on the legislation that will enable women to become bishops is expected to come before synod in July.

The Manchester Diocesan Synod Motion, introduced in September 2011 and backed by the archbishops of Canterbury and York, would have supported amending a draft measure to enable two bishops to exercise episcopal functions within the same jurisdiction by way of “co-ordinating” their ministries.

The same amendment was rejected 18 months earlier when in July 2010 General Synod backed the currently unaltered measure that paves the way for women to become bishops, a setback for traditionalists who had hoped for more robust provisions for those in opposition. Some supporters of women bishops feared the Manchester Motion would force women bishops to accept limitations on their authority.

More here-

http://episcopaldigitalnetwork.com/ens/2012/02/09/in-england-women-bishops-legislation-remains-intact/

1 comment:

Leonard said...

Bingo! Good! No more nonsense!