The press has plenty to say today on the forthcoming debate at the C of E’s General Synod in London. Introductions and links to 7 major media reports.
1. – Church of England to vote on women bishops
BBC News – The Church of England is to meet in London this week to vote on whether to allow women to become bishops. The outgoing Archbishop of Canterbury and his successor the Rt Rev Justin Welby are in favour of the move. A majority of church members also …
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20385411
2. – Female bishops: history awaits at CofE General Synod vote
The Guardian – In the good old Church of England, however, things have moved rather more slowly. In fact, while some of her wayward progeny have been careering recklessly towards that most tiresome of secular holy grails, equality, the mother church of the communion …
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/nov/18/female-bishops-history-church-of-england
3. – Ladies in waiting at the Church of England
Telegraph – On Tuesday, the governing body of the Church of England, the General Synod, meets to vote on a measure that will allow the first woman to be made bishop in early 2014. The debate at Church House in Westminster will be heartfelt and long, with speeches …
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/religion/9685085/Ladies-in-waiting-at-the-Church-of-England.html
4. – Letters: Biblical case for women bishops
The Independent – Share. Tweet. +More. We, as clergy of the Church of England, stand alongside Rowan Williams, Justin Welby, and the dioceses of the Church of England, in hoping that the General Synod will vote on Tuesday to allow women to become bishops in our church.
http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/letters/letters-biblical-case-for-women-bishops-8327227.html
5. – Vote on a knife-edge as Church prays for help with its biggest decision in decades
The Times (subscription) – The public standing of the Church of England is on the line as the General Synod, its deeply divided governing body, votes tomorrow on legislation to allow women to be consecrated bishops. The vote is finely balanced and could go either way …
http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/faith/article3604177.ece
6. – Synod set to vote on women bishops
Evening Standard – The Church of England’s national assembly is to gather this week for a key three-day meeting where members will decide whether to give final approval to legislation introducing the first women bishops. The General Synod, meeting in Church House, London …
http://www.standard.co.uk/panewsfeeds/synod-set-to-vote-on-women-bishops-8326887.html
7. – Clergy demand women bishops
The Independent – Almost exactly two decades after it narrowly voted to allow females to join the ranks of its clergy, the Church of England is again at loggerheads over the role of women within its midst. Tomorrow, after years of bitter debate, the General Synod will …
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/clergy-demand-women-bishops-ahead-of-general-synod-8327442.html