2g1c, Anglican Style
After the Anglican Church’s General Synod passed a solution on Monday to allow the ordination of women as bishops, the Vatican has called the decision unfortunate and unlikely to mend the rift between Anglicans and Roman Catholics. Opponents of the decision cite that Jesus chose only men for apostles and as a result may opt to leave the church if a reconciliatory provision (such as allowing some parishes to not recognize their female bishop) is not proffered. While Jesus did value women and in this era of equal opportunity it would seem natural to afford women positions of power in the church, traditionalists point to their mistrust for female bishops stemming from the infamous “2 girls 1 cross” video tape of 2007:
