Eight women are to be made temporary observer “bishops” in the Church of England in the first steps towards trying to resolve the row over the consecration of women.
Showing posts with label Church of England. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Church of England. Show all posts
Monday, 11 February 2013
i-thorts' i-Faith: Women clergy to be made temporary ‘bishops’ by Church of England
Thursday, 22 November 2012
Cameron warns priests of turbulence after church votes no to female bishops
Backed by politicians of all stripes, prime minister urges Church of England to 'get with the programme' and reconsider decision.
Photograph: Jordan Mansfield/Getty Images
Tuesday, 20 November 2012
BREAKING NEWS: Church of England general synod rejects women bishops
The Church of England's general synod has voted against appointing women as bishops.
Campaign group Women and the Church called it "a devastating blow" for the Church and the people of England.
What an utter shambles!!
Tonight the traditionalits have won, but Christianity as a whole has lost bigtime. I knew that Roman Catholics are stuck in the fourteenth century, but I never thought British CofE ministers were also!! Shame on these 'men of God'!!
Tonight the traditionalits have won, but Christianity as a whole has lost bigtime. I knew that Roman Catholics are stuck in the fourteenth century, but I never thought British CofE ministers were also!! Shame on these 'men of God'!!
Saturday, 17 November 2012
Welby Wants the Mitre on Female Heads!
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| Rt Rev Justin Welby |
Placing the Mitre on Female Heads?
Selby Calls For Women Bishopd
Back in July I did an article on Women Bishops. (For those of you who read it back then, or would rather not bother, I’ll quickly summarise.)- The previous Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowen Williams, urged the General Synod to resolve the issue over female bishops (an issue 36 years in the making).
- Parliament voted on this issue and allowed it (123 in favour and 53 against). If the vote hadn’t been passed it would have been shelved until 2015!
- When it comes to women in roles within the church, things get sticky. Anglicans (happy to have female priest) don’t wish for them to pursue leadership positions.
- While, in the past, the Anglo-Catholic's have gone as far as saying one may as well ;“ordain a pork-pie”.
- Dr Rowen put forward conditions to appease those “who continued to have theological reservations”.
- However, their are concerns from senior women clergy (some prospective candidates for the roles of women bishops) who take offence at not merely been asked to step-aside but demanded by church law (due to clause 5(1)c).
- Eventually, the vote was postponed until November.
The vote will take place at a special session of the Church’s General Synod in London next week.
The high-flying crusader for women bishops, Christina Rees, objects to clause 5(1)c. She has concerns that the discrimination of females and the further favouring of males over females bishops will moth only cause fundamental problems, it’ll down-play the roles of female bishops within the CofE.
The online campaign (organised by blogger “Church Mouse") Yes 2 Women Bishops) has attracted large support in recent days.
The Rt Rev Justin Welby (as chosen successor to Dr Rowan Williams) last week that he is in favour of female bishops and is set to make a personal plea to traditionalists to “go forward" in a show of unity, in an attempt to end years of struggle for women within the Church of England for leadership
also see: Give winnings to church - Welby suggests »
and: Welby to be next Archbishop of Canterbury »
Friday, 9 November 2012
Justin Welby urges General Synod to vote in favour of female bishops
Justin Welby, the bishop of Durham, has urged the General Synod to vote in favour of landmark legislation allowing women to become bishops as his appointment as the next archbishop of Canterbury was confirmed by Downing Street.
Welby set to be archbishop of Canterbury
Bishop of Durham Justin Welby, an Eton and Cambridge-educated former oil executive, looks set to be named as the next Archbishop of Canterbury replacing Rowan Williams, who has held the post for a decade.
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