New Church report on women bishops
Press Association
Monday January 16, 2006 7:44 AM

The Church of England will unveil a new report assessing the choices it faces over the consecration of women bishops.

The Bishop of Guildford, the Rt Rev Christopher Hill, will introduce the Guildford Group Report at a news conference in London.

The document comes after the General Synod last year voted to begin the process which could eventually lead to the consecration of women bishops. Story


And here: Compromise plan on women bishops

A working party of Church of England bishops is hoping to head off a potential split with a compromise plan on the ordination of woman bishops.

Its report suggests a group of male bishops - so called "flying bishops" - could work in parishes unwilling to accept the authority of a woman. the rest