Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams in 2007 The Church of England's ruling body, the General Synod, yesterday rejected a compromise deal on the divisive issue of women bishops. An amendment to satisfy traditionalists was jointly proposed by its two most senior clerics, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams , and the Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu . Despite getting a majority of support across the Synod as a whole, it was rejected after narrowly being defeated in the vote of the House of Clergy. "I do not believe this will deliver, and it is certainly not good news for women clergy," said Christine Allsopp, Archdeacon of Northampton , of the proposed amendment.
Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams in 2007 The Church of England's ruling body, the General Synod, yesterday rejected a compromise deal on the divisive issue of women bishops. An amendment to satisfy traditionalists was jointly proposed by its two most senior clerics, the Archbishop of Canterbury, , and the Archbishop of York, . Despite getting a majority of support across the Synod as a whole, it was rejected after narrowly being defeated in the vote of the House of Clergy. "I do not believe this will deliver, and it is certainly not good news for women clergy," said Christine Allsopp, Archdeacon of , of the proposed amendment.
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