Ordination of women

Katharine Jefferts Schori was elected in 2006 as the first female Presiding Bishop of the U.S. Episcopal Church and also the first female primate in the Anglican Communion.^[1]

The ordination of women to ministerial or priestly office is an increasingly common practice among some contemporary major religious groups.^[2] It remains a controversial issue in certain religious groups in which ordination^[a] was traditionally reserved for men.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[b]

In some cases, women have been permitted to be ordained, but not to hold higher positions, such as (until July 2014) that of bishop in the Church of England.^[9] Where laws prohibit sex discrimination in employment, exceptions are often made for clergy (for example, in the United States) on grounds of separation of church and state.

^ "US Episcopal Church installs first female presiding bishop". Australia: Journeyonline.com.au. 2006-11-07. Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2010-11-19.
^ ^a ^b "The divide over ordaining women". Pew Research Center. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
^ Turpin, Andrea (May 24, 2018). "Evangelicals have long disagreed on the role of women in the church". News Observer.
^ Green, Emma (2017-07-05). "This Is What a Battle Over Gender and Race Looks Like in a Conservative Christian Community". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
^ Cite error: The named reference Osiek 2005 186 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Cite error: The named reference Man 1982 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Chaves, Mark; Cavendish, James (1997). "Recent Changes in Women's Ordination Conflicts: The Effect of a Social Movement on Intraorganizational Controversy". Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion. 36 (4): 574–584. doi:10.2307/1387691. ISSN 0021-8294. JSTOR 1387691.
^ Kienzle, Beverly Mayne; Walker, Professor Pamela J.; Walker, Pamela J. (1998-04-30). Women Preachers and Prophets Through Two Millennia of Christianity. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-20922-0.
^ "Women bishops vote: Church of England 'resembles sect'". BBC News - UK Politics. BBC. 2012-11-22. Archived from the original on 2013-01-27. Retrieved 2013-10-18.

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[Journeyonline.com.au-1] "US Episcopal Church installs first female presiding bishop". Australia: Journeyonline.com.au. 2006-11-07. Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2010-11-19.

[:1-2] "The divide over ordaining women". Pew Research Center. Retrieved 2020-06-25.

[4] Turpin, Andrea (May 24, 2018). "Evangelicals have long disagreed on the role of women in the church". News Observer.

[:4-5] Green, Emma (2017-07-05). "This Is What a Battle Over Gender and Race Looks Like in a Conservative Christian Community". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2020-06-25.

[Osiek_2005_186-6] Cite error: The named reference Osiek 2005 186 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[Man_1982-7] Cite error: The named reference Man 1982 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[:2-8] Chaves, Mark; Cavendish, James (1997). "Recent Changes in Women's Ordination Conflicts: The Effect of a Social Movement on Intraorganizational Controversy". Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion. 36 (4): 574–584. doi:10.2307/1387691. ISSN 0021-8294. JSTOR 1387691.

[:3-9] Kienzle, Beverly Mayne; Walker, Professor Pamela J.; Walker, Pamela J. (1998-04-30). Women Preachers and Prophets Through Two Millennia of Christianity. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-20922-0.

[ReferenceA-11] "Women bishops vote: Church of England 'resembles sect'". BBC News - UK Politics. BBC. 2012-11-22. Archived from the original on 2013-01-27. Retrieved 2013-10-18.

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