Tuesday, November 20, 2012


Church of England Postpones Bishopesses



Final approval of the legislation to allow women to become 'bishops' in the Church of England was defeated by the General Synod today, because the vote in the House of Laity was less than the necessary two-thirds majority.
The main motion before Synod was
That the Measure entitled 'Bishops and Priests (Consecration and Ordination of Women) Measure' be finally approved.
and this required a two-thirds majority of those present and voting in each of the three houses. [Abstentions are counted but not included in the calculation.] The votes were:
ForAgainstAbstention
Bishops
44
3
2
Clergy
148
45
0
Laity
132
74
0