Church of England panel to promote ‘mutual flourishing’ over women bishops
from Christian Today:
The Archbishops of Canterbury and York are calling on parishes to recommit to a 2014 agreement that allowed for women bishops but also promised traditionalists who oppose female ordination ‘mutual flourishing’.
In a response to ‘fundamental’ challenges posed by the resignation of the conservative Philip North, the Bishop of Burnley, from his promotion to Bishop of Sheffield, the Church’s independent reviewer said ‘not nearly enough’ had been done to educate clergy and laity about the settlement.
Bishop North stepped back from his appointment citing the ‘highly individualised nature of the attacks’ against him after Professor Martyn Percy, Dean of Christ Church, Oxford, joined other academics at the time and wrote an article saying North ‘could not and should not’ be a senior bishop because of his opposition to female clergy.
The scandal reignited the Church’s heated debate around women’s ordination and prompted questions from traditionalists over whether they would ever be allowed to occupy senior positions again.
Sir Philip Mawer, the CofE’s independent investigator, published his report in September and said the questions raised ‘can’t just be glossed over’.
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