It appears to be the calm before the storm for the Anglican Communion.
Amid much debate and controversy, last month the Church of England decided to allow women to become bishops in the next two years.
The move greatly upset traditionalist Anglicans, who are now expected to leave the Anglican Communion in large numbers ”” although not just yet.
All of the traditionalists’ wishes were rejected at a heated July 9-13 meeting of the Church of England’s General Synod in York, England. The traditionalists had sought an amendment for alternative male bishops. The amendment would have allowed parishes unwilling to have a woman bishop to call upon a male alternative who would have his own autonomy and “joint jurisdiction” over those parishes.
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Edward Pentin in NCR: For Anglicans, the Calm Before the Storm?
It appears to be the calm before the storm for the Anglican Communion.
Amid much debate and controversy, last month the Church of England decided to allow women to become bishops in the next two years.
The move greatly upset traditionalist Anglicans, who are now expected to leave the Anglican Communion in large numbers ”” although not just yet.
All of the traditionalists’ wishes were rejected at a heated July 9-13 meeting of the Church of England’s General Synod in York, England. The traditionalists had sought an amendment for alternative male bishops. The amendment would have allowed parishes unwilling to have a woman bishop to call upon a male alternative who would have his own autonomy and “joint jurisdiction” over those parishes.
Read it all.