Something rather sinister has happened in the wake of the General Synod vote
Topic: women bishops
Parliament should beware taking a People’s Republic of China approach to women bishops
Well, they’ve done it again. But the opponents of women bishops have only put off the evil day: and next time there may be no ‘special arrangements’
The arguments for women priests were wholly secular. This is, in any case, the state Church: and in the end the state will decide
The Anglicans who voted against women bishops showed true Dunkirk spirit
Now the ‘Church in turmoil’ headline will run for another five years
If a woman is a priest, she can also be a bishop: if she’s not, she can’t. Either way, there is now only one way out for Catholic Anglicans: it’s over the Tiber
The notion of setting up another ghetto for dissidents is simply ludicrous
Parliament has the right to decide on ‘women bishops’: Anglo-Catholics please note
If anyone doubted the Erastianism of the C of E, Frank Field has now proved it
Another step forward for the Apostolic Constitution
And poor old Rowan Williams is slapped down again







As a Catholic, the Church of England’s troubles sadden me
And we should not think we are immune from such problems