UK: Half of women bishops opponents in Synod were women
UK: Half of women bishops opponents in Synod were women
Almost half of the lay members of the Church of England General Synod who voted down women bishops were themselves women, official voting returns show
A recent Church of England list showed that 33 of the 74 members of the House of Laity who rejected the plan to open the episcopate to women were female
By John Bingham, Religious Affairs
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/
November 26, 2012
According to a list provided by the Church of England, 33 of the 74 members of the House of Laity who rejected the plan to open the episcopate to women were female.
Women's campaigners rounded on them calling their stance "ridiculous" arguing that those who believe in the idea of "male headship" should have followed the male leaders of the Church and voted in favour.
They also claimed that there had been a deliberate "political" strategy by traditionalists to put up female candidates to the Synod likely to appeal to unsuspecting Church parishioners.
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
Almost half of the lay members of the Church of England General Synod who voted down women bishops were themselves women, official voting returns show
A recent Church of England list showed that 33 of the 74 members of the House of Laity who rejected the plan to open the episcopate to women were female
By John Bingham, Religious Affairs
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/
November 26, 2012
According to a list provided by the Church of England, 33 of the 74 members of the House of Laity who rejected the plan to open the episcopate to women were female.Women's campaigners rounded on them calling their stance "ridiculous" arguing that those who believe in the idea of "male headship" should have followed the male leaders of the Church and voted in favour.
They also claimed that there had been a deliberate "political" strategy by traditionalists to put up female candidates to the Synod likely to appeal to unsuspecting Church parishioners.
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
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