THE possibility that the women-bishops Measure could fall at the final vote in November appeared substantial this week, after members of the General Synod on both sides of the debate voiced their opposition to it. But WATCH now reports that a majority of its members are in favour.
Writing in today's Church Times, the Bishop of Chester, Dr Peter Forster, who is in favour of women bishops, says that he could not support the Measure. He challenges the claim that rejecting it would be "disastrous": "this is a poor argument, if the underlying proposal lacks wisdom."
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