Breaking News: “Women in Episcopacy” discussionAs you probably know already, the Church of England is approaching an important decision about church legislation to consecrate female bishops. We would urge you to have a look at the links below which will give you two presentations (for and against the present legislation) and some of the deliberations of the Runnymede Deanery Synod in March on the issue (the latter not yet available - to follow soon). Our Synod was evenly split on the merits of the legislation as drafted and passed the “Following Motion” asking the Bishops nationally to provide greater future certainty for those who cannot agree on theological grounds. We would appreciate your feedback, either via the website contacts or to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .
The Case FOR Women in Episcopacy: Presentation by the Reverend Wendy Pugh, given to Runnymede Deanery Synod on 15th March 2011 (PDF file from Powerpoint presentation)
The Case AGAINST Women in Episcopacy: Presentation by the Reverend Stephen Sizer, given to Runnymede Deanery Synod on 15th March 2011 (PDF file from Powerpoint presentation) Audio Recording of the above (we apologise for the noisy start of the recording: please do listen on) |
