Andrew Brown and Nicholas Watt The Guardian Church of England General Synod expected to approve female bishops
Andrew Brown The Guardian Liberalism increases as power shifts to the laity in the Church of England
The Guardian editorial The Guardian view on the female bishops’ vote: One more heave
John Bingham The Telegraph Welby ‘can’t force’ women bishops on Church
Dan Grimmer Norfolk Eastern Daily Press No vote on women bishops will destroy church’s credibility, says Archdeacon of Norwich
The Telegraph editorial Time to settle the vexed issue of women bishops
BBC Women bishops: Church’s second chance to decide
Women bishops: Will trust or outrage follow key vote?
Dan Clough Burnley and Pendle Citizen I’ll oppose ordination of female bishops, says John Goddard
Madeleine Davies Church Times Welby expects the women-bishops legislation to pass
Andrew Brown’s article reinforces why there need to be major changes to the General And Diocesan Synods and the way the House of Laity in both are elected. It is no longer acceptable, if it ever was, that these Houses should be dominated by the ‘old and the fanatical’ to use Andrew Brown’s words in a previous article. Synod must much more accurately reflect the church at large and not the activist and passionate few. When it does we might start avoiding these damaging and divisive debates when ever there is a need for change.