Anglican Church of Australia approves female bishops
{{date|September 28, 2007}}
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The [[w:Anglican Church|Anglican Church]] in [[Australia]] has cleared the way for women to become [[w:Diocese|diocesan]] bishops. In a majority decision the Anglican Church’s highest legal authority, the Appellate Tribunal, found that there was nothing in the Church Constitution to prevent a female priest from being consecrated as a Bishop. The decision means there could be female Bishops as early as next year. The Church has permitted female priests for more than a decade. 

[[w:Sydney|Sydney]] Anglican Archbishop [[w:Peter Jensen|Peter Jensen]] opposed the decision. "While I respect the judicial procedures which have led to this result I am disappointed that the matter has now been resolved in this way," Dr Jensen said. "Those who are opposed to this development base their objection on conscientious grounds as a matter of biblical principle."

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== Sources ==
*{{source-pr|url=http://www.anglican.org.au/index.cfm?SID=4&MediaID=99
|title=Appellate Tribunal determination on Women Bishops
|pub=Anglican Church of Australia
|date=September 28, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,22497523-12377,00.html
|title=Church allows women bishops
|author=Paul Osborne
|pub=The Australian
|date=September 28, 2007}}

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The Anglican Church in Australia has cleared the way for women to become diocesan bishops. In a majority decision the Anglican Church’s highest legal authority, the Appellate Tribunal, found that there was nothing in the Church Constitution to prevent a female priest from being consecrated as a Bishop. The decision means there could be female Bishops as early as next year. The Church has permitted female priests for more than a decade. 

Sydney Anglican Archbishop Peter Jensen opposed the decision. "While I respect the judicial procedures which have led to this result I am disappointed that the matter has now been resolved in this way," Dr Jensen said. "Those who are opposed to this development base their objection on conscientious grounds as a matter of biblical principle."


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