Synod elections serve up disappointment to liberals

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[The Church of England Newspaper] October 14, 2005--Evangelical scholar Oliver O’Donovan defeated the leading liberal theologian Marilyn McCord Adams in the defining contest of the General Synod elections. Despite a campaign by the liberal grouping ‘Inclusive Church’ to gain seats on Synod, the next quinquennium is likely to be mainly conservative, at least in the House of Laity on moral issues. It is likely that legislation to ordain women as bishops will gain the necessary two-thirds majority in each house, but only a minority will support a single clause measure, which would deprive traditionalists of any protection for their consciences.

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