http://www.thejournal.co.uk/north-east-analysis/analysis-news/archbishop-canterbury-hails-decision-permit-7939400
The long march for women Bishops is almost over and appointments will happen soon.
As anyone who goes to church knows one of the biggest improvements in the last few years has been the presence and leadership of some ground breaking and hardworking female vicars. Two outstanding local Christian examples I know very well spring readily to mind:
- Dagmar Winter is the new rector of Hexham Abbey: http://www.newcastle.anglican.org/news-and-events/news-article.aspx?id=1929
- and Bellingham Deanery is led by the inspirational and hard working Susan Ramsaran - see her blog here: http://northumberlandrector.blogspot.co.uk/
And in the House of Commons we have the Speakers Chaplain, the Reverend Rose Hudson-Wilkin, who is wonderful:
http://www.parliament.uk/business/commons/the-speaker/supporting-the-speaker/speakers-chaplain/
This is a very welcome move.
