Tuesday, July 08, 2008

The groups threatening to split the Church

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/7494938.stm

[BBC News] 8 Jul 2008--The debate about whether to allow women bishops in the Church of England has exposed fault lines of feeling within the denomination. But who are the different factions?

It's been portrayed as a fight between traditionalists and modernisers, but the question of whether the Anglican church should appoint women bishops or not is more complex - with several groups fighting for their own interests.

The boundaries of distinction between them are often blurred, but who are the broad groups and what do they stand for?

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