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| Synod to lobby over women bishops | Synod to lobby over women bishops |
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| The Church of England's governing body, the general synod, is expected to hear criticism of delays in introducing women bishops. | |
| The Church has voted in favour of the move but has yet to work out how it will be implemented. | The Church has voted in favour of the move but has yet to work out how it will be implemented. |
| BBC religious affairs correspondent Robert Piggott said liberal Anglicans were impatient to put it into effect. | BBC religious affairs correspondent Robert Piggott said liberal Anglicans were impatient to put it into effect. |
| The synod, meeting from Monday, will also debate a motion criticising the BBC for cutting religious programming. | |
| 'Highly symbolic' | 'Highly symbolic' |
| The synod confirmed its decision to ordain women as bishops in 2008, in a debate that centred on what concessions to make to traditionalists unwilling to serve under a woman. | |
| But the committee set up to try to find a compromise has still not finished its work, prompting criticism from liberals impatient to see women admitted to leadership of the Church. | But the committee set up to try to find a compromise has still not finished its work, prompting criticism from liberals impatient to see women admitted to leadership of the Church. |
| The synod will also debate a controversial proposal to recognise the new church created by traditionalist Anglicans in North America, who have broken away from the liberal American and Canadian churches over their approach to homosexuality. | |
| Recognition by the synod would be highly symbolic and a snub to the official American and Canadian churches. | |
| There will also be criticism of the BBC, accusing it of reducing broadcasting about religion, and marginalising the programmes that remain. | There will also be criticism of the BBC, accusing it of reducing broadcasting about religion, and marginalising the programmes that remain. |
| The motion accuses the BBC of ignoring the religious significance of Good Friday, one of the principal days in the Christian calendar. | The motion accuses the BBC of ignoring the religious significance of Good Friday, one of the principal days in the Christian calendar. |