VIDEO: Church of England approves plans for women bishops

The clergy casts votes in favour of women bishops at the Anglican General Synod in London earlier this yearThe clergy casts votes in favour of women bishops at the Anglican General Synod in London earlier this year
The clergy casts votes in favour of women bishops at the Anglican General Synod in London earlier this year
The Church of England has formally adopted legislation which means its first female bishops could be ordained next year.

The amendment was passed with a show of hands at the general synod. The first women priests were ordained in 1994, but to date they have not been able to take on the Church’s most senior roles.

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