Bristol Diocesan Synod passes vote of no confidence in General Synod

The Bristol Diocesan Synod has called on the Church of England to move forward with "great urgency" on allowing women bishops.

A vote of no confidence in General Synod was passed by 51 members, with three votes against and no abstentions.

It comes after the Church of England General Synod voted down legislation to allow women bishops despite a majority of General Synod members and dioceses supporting the measure.

Although the principle of women bishops has been agreed, there has been strong disagreement over how this should happen and what provision should be made for traditionalists who cannot accept it for reasons of conscience. Read more

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We can expect to see all kinds of maneuvering in coming weeks as the liberal element in the Church of England ramp up the pressure for the consecration of women bishops to be brought back before the General Synod as quickly as possible. Whether the new proposals will make adequate provision for opponents of women's ordination is highly unlikely. The liberal wing is not interested in establishing the kind of comprehensiveness in the Church of England that would make room for those opposed to the ordination of women as well as those supporting women's ordination. This is what happened here in the United States. Liberals, while they give lip service to comprehensiveness, have problems with a comprehensiveness that includes conservatives.

The second article, I must point out, does not adequately explain why traditionalist Anglo-Catholics and conservative evangelicals are opposed to the ordination of women.