"I have been tracking the numbers and just confirmed with Simon Sarmiento that more than a majority of English dioceses have approved women Bishops and rejected the various "following" motions that would have limited their authority."Champagne, anybody?
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Saturday, November 05, 2011
BREAKING NEWS: Church of England reaches "tipping point" in ending discrimination against women as bishops
BREAKING NEWS (from clergy-colleague no-relation Michael Russell) ON WOMEN BISHOPS FOR THE CofE:
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But this reaching of a majority, of 23 in other words, out of 44, a simple majority, was reached 2 weeks ago. What's the fuss about now??
ReplyDeleteBecause this was the first I'd heard of it?
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Seriously, if you could give us "Yanks" a quick "what this means" that would be great.
Episcopal Café posted it on 10/16 - but of course that was on a Sunday when everyone was in church!!
ReplyDeleteI guess we can file this under "you snooze, you lose" ... or something.
ReplyDeleteAnyway, good news, eh???
Oh yes - very good news! and glad you noted it --
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