Female members of the clergy leave after the Church of England's draft legislation approving women bishops failed to pass during the England General Synod. Photo: AFP
Female members of the clergy leave after the Church of England's draft legislation approving women bishops failed to pass during the England General Synod. Photo: AFP
The outgoing Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams (right) is embraced after draft legislation introducing the first women bishops in the Church of England failed to receive final approval. Photo: AP
The outgoing Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams (right) is embraced after draft legislation introducing the first women bishops in the Church of England failed to receive final approval. Photo: AP
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Church of England rejects legislation on women bishops

Reuters in London

Updated: 3:58am, 21 Nov, 2012

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Female members of the clergy leave after the Church of England's draft legislation approving women bishops failed to pass during the England General Synod. Photo: AFP
Female members of the clergy leave after the Church of England's draft legislation approving women bishops failed to pass during the England General Synod. Photo: AFP
The outgoing Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams (right) is embraced after draft legislation introducing the first women bishops in the Church of England failed to receive final approval. Photo: AP
The outgoing Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams (right) is embraced after draft legislation introducing the first women bishops in the Church of England failed to receive final approval. Photo: AP
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