There has been further reaction this week to the debate on women bishops at the General Synod in York, which left opponents to women bishops dis\u00c2\u00adsatisfied
\nThe former Bishop of Rich\u00c2\u00adborough, the Rt Revd Edwin Barnes, speaking on BBC Radio 4, said that there was \u201cnothing left\u201d\u009d for tradition\u00c2\u00adalists in the Church of England, but he hinted that the Pope\u2019s proposal of an Ordinariate could offer a solution.<\/p>\n
\u201cAll we have is empty promises, and some of the leaders in the women\u2019s movement have said promises don\u2019t have to be kept, promises are there to be broken; so there\u2019s no trust left at all.<\/p>\n
\u201cComing along with this, of course, has come the Pope\u2019s offer of an Ordinariate, which has been an absolute lifeline, and has given us new hope in a way that nothing else has.\u201d\u009d<\/p>\n