Church of England postpones vote on women bishops

(Vatican Radio) The General Synod of the Church of England on Monday postponed a final decision on whether to ordain women bishops, a step which has already been taken in other parts of the worldwide Anglican Communion. At a meeting of the Church’s governing body in York, the synod voted to adjourn its final approval, following disagreement over a clause allowing alternative Episcopal oversight for those who do not accept the ordination of women bishops.
Over recent months, 42 of the Church of England’s 44 dioceses voted to accept the legislation, but last minute amendments by the bishops caused both supporters and opponents to reject the ruling in its current form. To find out more, Vatican Radio’s Philippa Hitchen spoke to Synod participant Rev Dr Rosemarie Mallett, a parish priest from Brixton in the London diocese of Southwark:...
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