ITEMS OF INTEREST August 15, 2005 Issue

ITEMS OF INTEREST

with contributions from Matthew Davies, Kathy Rumleski, Thomas Rhodes

"THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND moved a step closer to ordaining women as bishops ... while its General Synod, the Church's main governing body, met July 8–12 in York, England.

"Bishop Tom Butler of Southwark, who opened the Synod debate, said, 'I believe that there are good ecclesiological and theological reasons why women should now be able to be ordained bishop.'

"A motion, which passed 367 in favor and 127 against, asked Synod to consider the process for removing the legal obstacles to ordaining women bishops and invited the House of Bishops, in consultation with the Archbishops' Council, to report back to Synod in January 2006. ...

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