Sir Patrick Cormack FSA

Conservative Party | Staffordshire South

Question to the Church Commissioners about Women Bishops

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire) (Con): But is it not a fact that the vast majority of Christians in the world—those who belong to the Roman Catholic and Orthodox traditions—do not have women bishops? As the hon. Gentleman pointed out, some people have serious and conscientious reservations about the matter.

Sir Stuart Bell: I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman. It may seem simple to some hon. Members, but a significant number of people in the Church from both the Catholic and evangelical wings are opposed on theological grounds to women bishops.