Church of England May Back Women Bishops as Soon as Next Year
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The Church of England may vote to consecrate its first women bishops as soon as 2014, a panel appointed to draft the necessary legislation said.
The group of 15 members of the church’s governing Synod, including five who voted against women bishops in November last year, have drawn up safeguards to address the concerns of people from the catholic and evangelical wings of the church who oppose the change, which has been under discussion for 38 years.