Women Bishops Approved By Church Of England... Finally
Source: Huffington Post
The vote required passage by a two-thirds majority in the synod's three houses of bishops, clergy and laity. The House of Bishops approved of women bishops 37 to 2 with one abstention, the House of Clergy approved 162 to 25 with four abstentions, and the House of Laity approved 152 to 45 with five abstentions.
In an interview with BBC prior to the vote, Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, who supported consecrating women bishops, said there's a "good chance of the first woman bishop being announced very early in 2015, possibly been chosen before that"
In 2012, a vote to approve allowing women bishops passed among bishops and clergy but failed by six votes among lay members.
The Church of England is the considered the mother church of the worldwide Anglican communion, which includes the Episcopal Church in the United States. Episcopalians, as well as Anglican denominations in more than a dozen other countries, already consecrate or allow the consecration of women bishops
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and the second I found the picture with her big beautiful smile I had to link it. 
From some who had the honor to be confirmed by (and grew up with) the first one elevated here in the U.S.
Congrats Ladies
Is the Catholic Church next?
