Women priests write protest letter to Anglican bishops

Ruth Gledhill,
Religion Correspondent
From Times Online
May 14, 2008

Women priests in the Church of England say they would rather never be bishops at all than have to accept special arrangements for opponents of women’s ordination.

Nearly half of all the serving women priests in the Church of England have signed an open letter to the Church’s bishops warning that the entire integrity and mission of the Church is at stake.

The women say they support those in the Church in Wales who a few weeks ago defeated a proposal to ordain women bishops because it included protections to safeguard opponents. the rest