Bishop Ingham, however, said the vote won\u2019t make anyone happy. \u201cA majority of people voted in favour. I think everyone\u2019s a loser. Traditional Christians can\u2019t take comfort in the vote and those who want to move on are held back by a small number of bishops. I think we need to look at the composition of the house of bishops and whether it properly reflects the Anglican Church of Canada.\u201d\u009d There is a predominance of bishops from rural areas while the Canadian church is predominantly an urban church, he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was a vote to continue the (worldwide Anglican) Communion conversation and it was a vote of support for those bishops who said we will face difficulty in our dioceses. It puts us in a position of being asked to wait,\u201d\u009d said Bishop John Privett of Kootenay.<\/p>\n
However, observer Gordon Youngman, of the diocese of British Columbia, said the decision means \u201cthe Anglican Church of Canada is effectively paralyzed for the next three years.\u201d\u009d<\/p>\n