WATCH and House of Bishops Amendments
The Committee of WATCH (Women and the Church) spent yesterday discussing how to respond to the House of Bishops' amendments to the proposed legislation about women bishops. I am not a member but do support its campaign to "see women take their place alongside men as bishops and at every level in the Church of England." WATCH had urged the House of Bishops not to make any amendments to the draft legislation. Now that the House of Bishops have made amendments the response from WATCH will be among many important contributions to the ongoing debate about not 'if' but 'how' women can be bishops in the C. of E. (The 'if' question was settled a long time ago). A detailed statement is being prepared, which I await with bated breath. Meanwhile, a short initial status update has appeared on their Facebook Page as follows: "Firstly, thank you to everyone who sent us their responses, both many members and other interested groups. WATCH spent ...