The Church of England has released its diverse agenda for Synod which will see a number of current issues debated next month, including women bishops and the recommendations of a special report issued Monday.
The agenda of the February Synod, to be held at Church House, Westminster, from Monday 6th to Thursday 9th February, is headed by a key debate on the process to permit the ordination of women bishops, with other issues for consideration including rural affairs, hospital and healthcare chaplaincies, and the human genome.
The Synod will consider the consecration of women bishops in three stages at the February Synod.
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