The church of England is demanding that traditionalists accept the ordination of women as bishops and priests.
In the first step towards women bishops, the General Synod voted yesterday to enforce a church law that upholds the ordination of all bishops, priests and deacons without exception.Until now, an Act of Synod has protected Anglican Catholics who refuse to accept the ordination of women as valid and allowed them to declare their parishes “no-go zones� for women priests.
Traditionalists tend to be against women being ordained because they believe they will "taint" the church-hood (what is this the dark ages, keep your period blood away from this church!). You know because molesting young children is where real purity lies. Not that all priests are child molesters because they are not, but come on people!
Earlier this year bishops tried to draw up a plan that would have created havens for traditionalists, but their attempts collapsed in disarray. Yesterday the General Synod agreed in York to set up a new group to tackle the framing of the legislation for women bishops. The legislation will be voted on in about five years and will need a two-thirds majority to pass.Members agreed that those against the ordination of women could still be considered “loyal Anglicans�, but declared that any new arrangements for traditionalists had to be “consistent with Canon A4�, the church law stating that all those ordained in the Church of England are “lawfully ordained� and must be accepted by all as “truly bishops, priests or deacons�.
Oh snap!
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So, basically, cooties are still considered a pressing issue in the Anglican church.
Why do we take Christianity seriously, again?