http://zionica.com Where Christianity intersects with politics, culture, and entertainment. Sat, 18 May 2013 10:27:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://zionica.com/2012/02/09/women-bishops-a-step-closer-after-church-of-england-vote/ http://zionica.com/2012/02/09/women-bishops-a-step-closer-after-church-of-england-vote/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:54:39 +0000 Zionica http://zionica.com/?p=18372

In a blow to Anglo–Catholic and conservative evangelical wings, the church's national assembly rejected a move to water down the authority of future female bishops. The vote is a major step on the road to accepting women into the episcopacy almost 20 years after the ordination of the first female priests. Parishes and dioceses have…]]> http://zionica.com/2012/02/09/women-bishops-a-step-closer-after-church-of-england-vote/feed/ 27