Ladies first?
The Church of England Church of England: see England, Church of. voted in June "for removing the legal
obstacles to the ordination of women In general religious use, ordination is the process by which one is consecrated (set apart for the undivided administration of various religious rites). The ordination of women " as bishops, and to figure out
how to deal with those who "cannot accept the ordination of women
to the episcopate on theological grounds." Fourteen of the
world's 38 Anglican provinces already ordain ORDAIN. To ordain is to make an ordinance, to enact a law.
2. In the constitution of the United States, the preamble. declares that the people "do ordain and establish this constitution for the United States of America. female bishops.
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