Church of England women bishops vote is obstacle on the path to unity, say Catholic bishops and Vatican editor

Church of England women bishops vote is obstacle on the path to unity, say Catholic bishops and Vatican editor

THE TABLET

14 July 2014 18:29 by Ruth Gledhill, Liz Dodd

The Church of England's decision to consecrate women as bishops marked a "difficult moment" that will "sadly" harm relations with the Catholic Church, the archbishop responsible for ecumenism has warned.
Speaking for the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales, Archbishop Bernard Longley said today that the end goal of dialogue between the two Churches remained "full visible ecclesial communion" that "embraces full communion in the episcopal office".
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