UK women priests say price of ‘safeguards’ too high

Posted on May 15, 2008 
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Church of England web logo“From: Women Clergy undersigned

… As ordained women, from amongst whom some of the first generation of women bishops may come, we wish to make our own contribution to the current debate.

We believe that it should be possible for women to be consecrated as bishops, but not at any price. The price of legal ‘safeguards’ for those opposed is simply too high …”

Ruth Gledhill reports in Times Online on a letter sent by women priests to the Church of England’s bishops.