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| Church's ruling Synod set to meet | Church's ruling Synod set to meet |
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| The Church of England's ruling Synod is bracing itself for more disagreements at its meeting in York. | The Church of England's ruling Synod is bracing itself for more disagreements at its meeting in York. |
| Some 1,300 clergy have threatened to leave the Church unless guaranteed the oversight of male bishops alone. | Some 1,300 clergy have threatened to leave the Church unless guaranteed the oversight of male bishops alone. |
| And a traditionalist member has accused officials of suppressing his call for an explicit policy of converting people of other faiths, including Muslims. | And a traditionalist member has accused officials of suppressing his call for an explicit policy of converting people of other faiths, including Muslims. |
| Paul Eddy's motion was backed by about a quarter of the Synod, but officials say the agenda was too crowded. | Paul Eddy's motion was backed by about a quarter of the Synod, but officials say the agenda was too crowded. |
| The Fellowship of Confessing Anglicans - the international alliance of traditionalist Anglicans formed in Jerusalem last week - has made the duty to evangelise other faiths one of its key policies. | The Fellowship of Confessing Anglicans - the international alliance of traditionalist Anglicans formed in Jerusalem last week - has made the duty to evangelise other faiths one of its key policies. |
| Right to opt out | Right to opt out |
| Anger about the way Mr Eddy's motion has been handled could prompt many Synod members to sign up to the Fellowship's campaign against liberal trends in the Church. | Anger about the way Mr Eddy's motion has been handled could prompt many Synod members to sign up to the Fellowship's campaign against liberal trends in the Church. |
| Another key debate, about the creation of women bishops, also threatens to divide the Church. | Another key debate, about the creation of women bishops, also threatens to divide the Church. |
| Traditionalists want the legal right to opt out of the supervision of a woman bishop, and into the care of a male alternative. | Traditionalists want the legal right to opt out of the supervision of a woman bishop, and into the care of a male alternative. |
| The Synod has already agreed in principle to ordain women as bishops. | The Synod has already agreed in principle to ordain women as bishops. |
| Awkward decision | Awkward decision |
| BBC religious affairs correspondent Robert Pigott says it faces an awkward decision about how to treat traditionalists whose religious consciences will not allow them to serve under a women bishop. | BBC religious affairs correspondent Robert Pigott says it faces an awkward decision about how to treat traditionalists whose religious consciences will not allow them to serve under a women bishop. |
| He says Anglo-Catholic Anglicans argue that Jesus chose only men to be his immediate 12 apostles, the men who were given leadership of the early Church. | |
| They point out that an unbroken chain of male bishops has led the Church since then. | They point out that an unbroken chain of male bishops has led the Church since then. |
| Our correspondent says they believe that a man ordained by a woman might not be properly ordained, and might not in reality be a priest. | Our correspondent says they believe that a man ordained by a woman might not be properly ordained, and might not in reality be a priest. |
| Such a suggestion is strongly rejected by women priests and many others in the Church. | Such a suggestion is strongly rejected by women priests and many others in the Church. |