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Women bishops – at last

By Mary Reid | Tue 15th July 2014 - 11:49 am

All liberals, of whatever political persuasion, will welcome the news that the barriers to appointing women bishops in the Church of England have now been removed. There has been a lot of misinformation flying around, with the glib portrayal of the bishops as a crowd of geriatric misogynists, so a few facts might help to improve the debate.

The General Synod, which is the governing body of the Church of England, first approved the appointment of female bishops in principle in 2008. Since then it has been trying to agree on the provisions to be made for those local churches which will not accept them, just as it did when women were first ordained as priests.

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Posted in Op-eds | Also tagged church of england | 19 Comments

Women bishops in the CofE: what Lib Dem members think

By Stephen Tall | Sun 6th January 2013 - 8:45 am

Lib Dem Voice polled our members-only forum recently to discover what Lib Dem members think of various political issues, the Coalition, and the performance of key party figures. Some 550 party members have responded, and we’re publishing the full results.

84% think the CofE should allow women to be come bishops

In November the Church of England’s Synod failed to pass a vote that would have allowed women to become bishops. Do you think the Church of England should or should not allow women to become bishops?

84% – Should allow

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Posted in LDV Members poll | Also tagged church of england, disestablishment and religion | 10 Comments

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