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MPs will be asked to support a move to force the Church of England to allow women Bishops, following the controversial decision last year to block the...
Even the most neutral of observers would have to agree that his popedom has been a PR disaster for the Catholic Church.
The decision on women bishops was criticised as sexist. Which it was. Previous Church rulings on homosexuality (particularly same-sex marriage) have been criticised as homophobic. Which they were. But, clearly, what the Church is really so worried about is that penises are designed and evolved, in part, for sex.
The Church of England has lifted a ban on gay members of the clergy from becoming bishops. According to the announcement from the Church's House of...
When I wrote my end of year blog last December, in my infinite wisdom, I'm fairly sure I declared it the Year of News, impossible to surpass... However, if 2011 kept news editors across the world on their toes, I think it's fair to say 2012 certainly rose to the challenge. The difference this time? There were plenty of positives to report on, talk about and debate. And - joy, of joys - lots of it was happening on our doorstep.
The Church of England's rejection of women bishops damaged its credibility, the Archbishop of Canterbury acknowledged in his final Christmas sermon. ...
A chaplain to the Queen tipped as a possible contender to be one of the first women bishops has hit out at the church over women bishops and gay marri...
Bristol Christian Union has backtracked on its controversial policy which did not allow women to speak at the society, unless they were accompanied by...
The university's feminist society labelled the decision "hugely discriminatory, deeply offensive and sexist to women"; no argument from me there, but just apply this quote to religion in general, whose history is mired in inescapably revolting attitudes towards women, and you need not change the phraseology.
Women have "always" been banned from teaching at Christian Union meetings, and the Bristol University society's compromise to allow women to speak wit...
UPDATE: Bristol University Christian Union's decision to ban women is not a new policy and has been around for several years, it has since emerged. ...
Most worshippers put on their Sunday best for church, but women across the country have been asked to wear their apron to church on this week, to prot...
The Church of England could pursue legislation to allow women bishops at the next meeting of its council, the general Synod, it announced on Wednesday...
Personally, I believe there will be one day women Bishops, it's just a shame it's not happening now. It could have been such a historical moment; and yes, it's historical but in exposing an ugly truth.
The Church of England is reeling with "shock" and facing a "major constitutional crisis" following the failure of new legislation to introduce women b...
And so finally, with fingers still tentatively paused over triggers and soldiers lined up at borders, a peace settlement was agreed between Gaza and Israel this week, bringing to an end eight days of bloody violence. Even the world's greatest optimists cannot believe this is the end of the story, with both sides seeking to write their own account of the tragic events, and claim a miserable kind of victory. For many not religiously, historically or, due to family ties, connected to this conflict, it can be difficult to understand the intensity of feeling it inspires.
The Church of England faces growing pressure to rip up its rulebook to allow the ordination of women bishops. Culture secretary and minister for Eq...
The decision by the Church to institutionalise sexism is completely their call. No one from outside the organisation can change it, but if its 'rules' contradict rational notions of equality, then that at least raises a few questions.
Welcome to the end of the week that was. The week that America celebrated Thanksgiving, and a few people in the Church of England celebrated the vote ...
The Church has failed to adjust to a world which has been rapidly changing around it - and the required internal reordering and thinking required to generate a place where there would be 'magic in working' within the church's core business. The numbers of women priests have risen year on year.
One story has dominated the news beyond all others this week. Sadly, it's not remotely a new one: Gaza.
The Church of England has been warned it is is "deluding itself" if it thinks MPs will listen to its views on gay marriage now that it has voted again...
There were flowers, hugs and two prolonged standing ovations at the General Synod today for the outgoing Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams. T...
It is simply unjust and, dare I say it, shameful, for us to be stuck in a situation in 2012 where we are allocating legislative seats in our second chamber for men only. Imagine the national and international reaction if these were seats for white people only.
The next Archbishop of Canterbury has insisted that women will eventually be ordained as bishops despite the change being voted down last night. Ju...
