Nathan James 7 Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Interesting news to some. Thought I'd post. The Church of England has voted to allow women to become bishops for first time in its history. Its ruling General Synod gave approval to legislation introducing the change by the required two-thirds majority. A previous vote in 2012 was backed by the Houses of Bishops and Clergy but blocked by traditionalist lay members. The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby said he was "delighted" but some opponents said they were unconvinced by the concessions offered to them. The crucial vote in the House of Laity went 152 in favour, 45 against, and there were five abstentions. In November 2012 the change was derailed by just six votes cast by the lay members. In the house of Bishops, 37 were in favour, two against, and there was one abstention. The House of Clergy voted 162 in favour, 25 against and there were four abstentions. The first woman bishop could potentially be appointed by the end of the year. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-28300618 Although the fact that it's taken them 2,000 years to somewhat get over the idea of women bishops being a thing doesn't ring well for openly gay/lesbian/bis-xual/transgender etc Bishops happening anytime soon. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael 533 Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slayer 9,227 Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 APPLAUSE for joining us in the 21st century. I love judas SO MUCH but I canʹt look like a copycat of JLO!!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chromatislaps 34,854 Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Good....now buy ARTPOP on itunes Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kermit the frog 1,936 Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 openly gay/lesbian/bis-xual/transgender etc Bishops happening anytime soon. mess @ gay bishops. How idiotic do u have to be to preach the teachings of a book that would want to have u dead? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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SychosSoChic 9,995 Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 mess @ gay bishops. How idiotic do u have to be to preach the teachings of a book that would want to have u dead? When has religion ever made sense? But good for all the women out there who want to be bishops Life ain't Hollywood for any one of us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kermit the frog 1,936 Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 When has religion ever made sense? But good for all the women out there who want to be bishops true Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig 680 Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 APPLAUSE for joining us in the 21st century. More like finally catching up with the 19th and 20th centuries. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Space 14 Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 The CofE seems chill. Too bad I don't believe in god whoops Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goosey 3,017 Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 I don't agree with their decision, but luckily I don't belong Church of England. "I am the world's greatest person that does not want to let people into the country."—US President Donald J. Trump Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morphine Prince 109,655 Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 LONDON (AP)  The Church of England voted Monday to allow women to enter its top ranks as bishops after years of bitter debates which at times threatened the stature of the state church in British society. The church's national assembly, known as the General Synod, voted overwhelmingly in favor of the historic measure, reaching the required two-thirds majority in each of its three different houses. In total, 351 members of the three houses approved of the move, which had the support of the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby and Prime Minister David Cameron. Only 72 voted against and 10 abstained. Speaking before the vote in York in northern England, Bishop of Gloucester Michael Perham said "the ministry of women priests is a vital, deeply valued and transformative part of the life of the Church of England and for our mission in the nation." He said the whole church had been disabled by the arguments over the issue. The vote comes two years after similar legislation narrowly failed to reach the two-thirds majority, despite the approval from bishops and clergy. After that vote failed, the church worked to build trust with its lay members, and make the legislation more acceptable to opponents while keeping the principal of allowing women bishops. View galleryThe Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, second … The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, second right, and unidentified members of the clergy, ar … The General Synod ruled in 1975 there was no fundamental objection to women becoming priests, but it took nearly two decades for the first women to be ordained. Things are likely to move faster for aspiring female bishops. Archbishop Welby told the BBC he expects the first woman bishop in the Church of England by next year. The Church of England is part of the global Anglican Communion with its 44 self-governing churches in more than 160 countries. The Episcopal Church in the Unites States was the first member to have a woman bishop and is now led by a woman. Source: http://news.yahoo.com/church-england-votes-favor-women-bishops-154350876.html Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HANZ 4,380 Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 when will the vatican? My Favs = Lady Gaga, Janet Jackson, Ricky Martin, AKB48 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKANK 14,288 Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 when will the vatican? Women can't enter the Catholic priesthood because their bodies are not able to perform the duties required to be a priest. When a priest performs transubstantiation (the turning of bread into the flesh of Christ) he litterally loans his body to Christ, Jesus Christ is on the alter in the body of the priest. If you are Catholic you are required to believe in transubstantiation as literal truth and not a metaphor. Which is fine because it serves as an example of how bat **** crazy the Catholic church is. It also allows nuns to fly under the radar and get away with actually doing the radical things Jesus wanted to be done in his name. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bionic 50,111 Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 I would say "slay a bit" but it's long overdue. "Happen a bit" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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