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Bishops of the Church of England have issued an apology to the LGBT community for their “rejection and exclusion” days after announcing support for blessing same-sex couples.
Bishops of the Church of England have issued an apology to the LGBT community for their “rejection and exclusion” days after announcing support for blessing same-sex couples.
Reverend Paul Williamson claims he was forced to retire because of his beliefs about women in the church after he disrupted the consecration of the country s first female bishop in 2015.
Members of the clergy enter York Minster before a service to consecrate Reverend Libby Lane as the first female bishop in the Church of England, in York, northern England, January 26, 2015. | Reuters/Phil Noble
Financial data released by the Church of England, which shows that each bishop costs the denomination more than $166,000 a year excluding their stipends, is drawing criticism for the âopulence at the topâ of the church.
The CofE spends at least $166,000 a year on each of its 42 diocesan bishops in maintaining their houses and paying their expenses, in addition to $64,000 each bishop is given per year as a stipend, according to the data that was released ahead of the sitting of General Synod, which began Friday and will end on Monday.