No Discrimination in the Episcopate – Laity Petition: Signature List Feed http://www.gopetition.com/signatures/no-discrimination-in-the-episcopate-laity.html Online petition signatures en-us Wed, 8 Apr 2026 11:39 UTC GoPetition RSS Feed Generator Copyright 2026 GoPetition Miss Abigail Randall [Signature #1298] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7265880?utm_medium=rss Wed, 31 Mar 2010 11:33:01 UTC 7265880 Mr Graham Hunton [Signature #1297] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6910491?utm_medium=rss Fri, 29 Jan 2010 06:48:01 UTC 6910491 Mr Lee Taylor [Signature #1296] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6874483?utm_medium=rss Who did Jesus say "Go tell my brothers" to? Mary Magdelene - its time we let ourselves be told!

]]> Fri, 22 Jan 2010 07:34:12 UTC 6874483 MRS JAN LOXLEY-BLOUNT [Signature #1295] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6809474?utm_medium=rss THE PRESENT SITUATION IS RIDICULOUS - WOMEN HAVE PROVED THEMSELVES AS PEOPLE OF INTEGRITY & AS PRIESTS & DEACONS - THEY SHOULD BE BISHOPS ON EQUAL TERMS WITH MEN

]]> Mon, 11 Jan 2010 09:32:46 UTC 6809474 Mr Richard Gaines [Signature #1294] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6691997?utm_medium=rss Mon, 14 Dec 2009 09:37:49 UTC 6691997 Mrs Anonymous [Signature #1293] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6650125?utm_medium=rss If, in total honesty, a man or woman KNOWS that God is calling them into Ministry and this, through discernment of others is clear, whether Lay, Ordained OR as a Bishop - then who am I to argue against it? There is no place in Christianity, as Jesus Christ's life and example clearly shows, for self-righteous bigotry. We must preserve the integrity of the Church of England by living and behaving as Christ has taught us, without fear or favour.

]]> Tue, 8 Dec 2009 07:15:15 UTC 6650125 Mrs Jean Farmer [Signature #1292] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6649562?utm_medium=rss I agree totally with the petition. It is long overdue.

]]> Tue, 8 Dec 2009 05:17:34 UTC 6649562 mrs June Conlon [Signature #1291] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6644960?utm_medium=rss I think women will make as good of job as men and I think they should be given a chance

]]> Mon, 7 Dec 2009 04:27:15 UTC 6644960 Mrs Joanna Hobart [Signature #1290] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6641771?utm_medium=rss Mon, 7 Dec 2009 11:11:48 UTC 6641771 Mrs. Rosemary Bax [Signature #1289] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6641232?utm_medium=rss Mon, 7 Dec 2009 10:12:21 UTC 6641232 rev Jane Brooke [Signature #1288] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6632422?utm_medium=rss Sun, 6 Dec 2009 09:19:57 UTC 6632422 Mrs Anonymous [Signature #1287] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6619827?utm_medium=rss Fri, 4 Dec 2009 12:43:09 UTC 6619827 Mrs Gillian Beardmore [Signature #1286] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6619421?utm_medium=rss In a world confused by many cultural issues .We need to speak our values of all equal under God loudly and clearly .

]]> Fri, 4 Dec 2009 12:05:47 UTC 6619421 Mrs Viktoria Joynes [Signature #1285] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6619170?utm_medium=rss Fri, 4 Dec 2009 11:43:44 UTC 6619170 Mr Paul Simpson [Signature #1284] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6608137?utm_medium=rss I strongly support the wording of this petiton and hope that there will be a minimum of delay.

]]> Thu, 3 Dec 2009 05:16:28 UTC 6608137 Mrs Hilary Cox [Signature #1283] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6607355?utm_medium=rss Thu, 3 Dec 2009 02:23:27 UTC 6607355 Mr Antonio Sanchez [Signature #1282] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6601632?utm_medium=rss Wed, 2 Dec 2009 11:01:57 UTC 6601632 Mr Anonymous [Signature #1281] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6595688?utm_medium=rss Please do what has been asked of you, and do not be led into misplaced concern for a position which, in a church capable of witnessing to Christ and worth belonging to, would be well provided-for by a Code of Practice urging love, trust and mutual respect.

]]> Tue, 1 Dec 2009 12:44:57 UTC 6595688 Professor Peter Bartlett [Signature #1280] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6594125?utm_medium=rss Tue, 1 Dec 2009 08:41:32 UTC 6594125 Mrs Anne Lee [Signature #1279] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6592800?utm_medium=rss Tue, 1 Dec 2009 03:34:02 UTC 6592800 Mr Ian Purdue [Signature #1278] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6592334?utm_medium=rss surely belief in god is the most important issue not a persons gender or sexuality or colour of their skin.

]]> Tue, 1 Dec 2009 12:46:38 UTC 6592334 Mrs Gillian Lunn [Signature #1277] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6589679?utm_medium=rss Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:22:06 UTC 6589679 Mr George Lunn [Signature #1276] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6589631?utm_medium=rss Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:15:36 UTC 6589631 Mr David Exham [Signature #1275] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6589284?utm_medium=rss Mon, 30 Nov 2009 01:18:14 UTC 6589284 Mr Brian Cox [Signature #1274] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6588983?utm_medium=rss Mon, 30 Nov 2009 12:32:57 UTC 6588983 Ms ANNE COATES [Signature #1273] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6588336?utm_medium=rss Mon, 30 Nov 2009 10:44:31 UTC 6588336 Mrs Beryl Adamson [Signature #1272] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6586933?utm_medium=rss Mon, 30 Nov 2009 06:54:38 UTC 6586933 Mr Paul Lewis [Signature #1271] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6586289?utm_medium=rss Mon, 30 Nov 2009 04:22:54 UTC 6586289 Ms Catherine Grace [Signature #1270] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6586280?utm_medium=rss love conquers all things

]]> Mon, 30 Nov 2009 04:20:50 UTC 6586280 Mrs Elisabeth Lewis [Signature #1269] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6582514?utm_medium=rss Sun, 29 Nov 2009 11:50:44 UTC 6582514 Ms Vivien Hughes [Signature #1268] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6581997?utm_medium=rss Women will one day be consecrated bishops no matter who or how people try to prevent it.

]]> Sun, 29 Nov 2009 09:58:50 UTC 6581997 Mrs Penelope Kirkwood [Signature #1267] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6573255?utm_medium=rss Fri, 27 Nov 2009 08:07:16 UTC 6573255 Mr Fred Raitt [Signature #1266] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6572679?utm_medium=rss Fri, 27 Nov 2009 03:51:07 UTC 6572679 Mr Frank Crookenden-Johnson [Signature #1265] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6570819?utm_medium=rss Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:32:53 UTC 6570819 Mrs Louise Crookenden-Johnson [Signature #1264] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6570814?utm_medium=rss Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:31:37 UTC 6570814 Mrs Helen Jennings [Signature #1263] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6570433?utm_medium=rss Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:42:14 UTC 6570433 ms tessa reid [Signature #1262] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6565509?utm_medium=rss as a church we should be in the vanguard in acting against ALL discrimination based on sexuality ,race. disability and gender. As usual we lag behind. How do I explain this to my children who think the church irrelevant?

]]> Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:20:23 UTC 6565509 Ms Cheryl Goddard [Signature #1261] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6564741?utm_medium=rss Wed, 25 Nov 2009 04:00:03 UTC 6564741 Mrs. Elizabeth Fish [Signature #1260] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6562100?utm_medium=rss Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:24:48 UTC 6562100 Mr Christopher Randall [Signature #1259] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6556939?utm_medium=rss Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:58:22 UTC 6556939 Mrs. Marianne Adey [Signature #1258] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6556209?utm_medium=rss The enormous benefit we have had over the years since women have been ordained should speak for itself! Why not take the next logical step?

]]> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:12:24 UTC 6556209 Mrs Kristin Kemsley [Signature #1257] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6554050?utm_medium=rss Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:58:53 UTC 6554050 Mr Christopher Morgan [Signature #1256] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6553926?utm_medium=rss Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:42:20 UTC 6553926 mrs josephine gilbert [Signature #1255] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6553193?utm_medium=rss Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:54:04 UTC 6553193 <link>https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6553077?utm_medium=rss</link> <description><![CDATA[Mr & Mrs Dan and Liz Goddard, Rusthall, Tunbridge Wells]]></description> <pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:08:01 UTC</pubDate> <quid isPermaLink="false">6553077</quid> </item> <item> <title>Mr Michael Hardman [Signature #1253] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6549725?utm_medium=rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:59:58 UTC 6549725 Mr David Clarson [Signature #1252] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6548382?utm_medium=rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:10:33 UTC 6548382 Mr Michael Elson [Signature #1251] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6546291?utm_medium=rss Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:53:19 UTC 6546291 Ms Anonymous [Signature #1250] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6540410?utm_medium=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:06:58 UTC 6540410 Mrs Anonymous [Signature #1249] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6538787?utm_medium=rss IS IT NOT ILLEGALE TO DISCRIMINATE AGAINST WOMEN IN ENGLAND?

]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:11:30 UTC 6538787 Mr David William Illingworth [Signature #1248] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6538748?utm_medium=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:08:33 UTC 6538748 Dr Gabrielle Syme [Signature #1247] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6538272?utm_medium=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:25:05 UTC 6538272 Mrs Sandy Marchant [Signature #1246] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6538143?utm_medium=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:09:46 UTC 6538143 Mrs Angela Ashwin [Signature #1245] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6536912?utm_medium=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:21:50 UTC 6536912 Mr Derek Harris [Signature #1244] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6532921?utm_medium=rss I have found women priests complementary to men, in that they show empathy towards and better understanding of their fellow men and women. The disciples were all men becauise women at that time were seen as mothers and did not have male authority. That was then and this is now - the 21st century. Let's live in it and not in the past.

]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:20:58 UTC 6532921 Mrs Mary Illingworth [Signature #1243] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6531903?utm_medium=rss I whole heartedly support women becoming Bishop`s . I can`t believe there are so many antiquated thinkers who would oppose it

]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:55:36 UTC 6531903 Mr John Thorp [Signature #1242] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6523218?utm_medium=rss Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:51:18 UTC 6523218 Mr Arthur Button [Signature #1241] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6514221?utm_medium=rss Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:40:04 UTC 6514221 Mrs Anne Button [Signature #1240] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6514105?utm_medium=rss Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:35:43 UTC 6514105 Ms Caroline Emerton [Signature #1239] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6511861?utm_medium=rss Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:13:04 UTC 6511861 Mrs Catherine Hayes [Signature #1238] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6506355?utm_medium=rss How are women an equal part of the church if they cannot be Bishops?

]]> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:39:05 UTC 6506355 Mrs Helen Howe [Signature #1237] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6506038?utm_medium=rss Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:43:06 UTC 6506038 Mr Steve Huxham [Signature #1236] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6505910?utm_medium=rss Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:20:51 UTC 6505910 Mrs Susan Lock [Signature #1235] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6505332?utm_medium=rss Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:13:48 UTC 6505332 Ms Elizabeth Gotch [Signature #1234] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6504057?utm_medium=rss Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:19:03 UTC 6504057 Mr Chris Dawson [Signature #1233] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6503982?utm_medium=rss We really do need to stop pussyfooting around on this issue. Equality is equality!

]]> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 03:55:31 UTC 6503982 Mr Chris Wilkins [Signature #1232] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6503853?utm_medium=rss Wed, 18 Nov 2009 03:12:48 UTC 6503853 Mrs Patricia Stevens [Signature #1231] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6503850?utm_medium=rss Gods will be done

]]> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 03:11:40 UTC 6503850 Miss Claire Wesley [Signature #1230] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6503724?utm_medium=rss Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:21:32 UTC 6503724 Mr Mike Dyson [Signature #1229] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6502593?utm_medium=rss Please reconsider this crazy notion. Jesus respected men and women equally.

We are called to be Christ-like, so we must respect men and women equally too.

Please support what Synod actually voted for.

]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 07:19:14 UTC 6502593 Mrs Susan Barber [Signature #1228] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6501859?utm_medium=rss Thank you. I am deeply saddened we are even having to do this.

]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 03:48:05 UTC 6501859 Ms Rosemary Walters [Signature #1227] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6501854?utm_medium=rss Tue, 17 Nov 2009 03:46:13 UTC 6501854 Mr Bill Humphreys [Signature #1226] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6501578?utm_medium=rss Tue, 17 Nov 2009 02:39:41 UTC 6501578 Mr Peter Snowdon [Signature #1225] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6501574?utm_medium=rss I am very disappointed that the clear wishes of the church are being ignored by this manoeuvering. This is an issue that should have been carried out years ago and it is an insult to all our women not just clergy.

]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 02:38:08 UTC 6501574 Mrs Patricia Faulkner [Signature #1224] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6501569?utm_medium=rss In a time of increasing awareness of equality and diversity it woul be sad to see the Church of England behaving in such a retrograde way; how can we live the gospel when we begin with the premise that 'some are more equal than others'?

]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 02:37:11 UTC 6501569 Ms Claire Binyon [Signature #1223] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6500035?utm_medium=rss Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:52:46 UTC 6500035 Ms Claire Halls [Signature #1222] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6499914?utm_medium=rss Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:26:36 UTC 6499914 Rev Susan Hawkins [Signature #1221] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6498955?utm_medium=rss Tue, 17 Nov 2009 03:21:08 UTC 6498955 Dr J.L. Wilson [Signature #1220] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6498921?utm_medium=rss Tue, 17 Nov 2009 03:06:18 UTC 6498921 MR CLIFF DUMBELL [Signature #1219] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6498828?utm_medium=rss Tue, 17 Nov 2009 02:26:00 UTC 6498828 Mr Jon Clipsham [Signature #1218] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6497342?utm_medium=rss Mon, 16 Nov 2009 04:41:26 UTC 6497342 Mrs Clodagh Ingram [Signature #1217] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6496786?utm_medium=rss Mon, 16 Nov 2009 02:04:07 UTC 6496786 mrs helen rengert [Signature #1216] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6496683?utm_medium=rss Mon, 16 Nov 2009 01:33:14 UTC 6496683 Mrs Anne Stirling [Signature #1215] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6496666?utm_medium=rss Mon, 16 Nov 2009 01:28:17 UTC 6496666 Dr Justin Tomkins [Signature #1214] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6496357?utm_medium=rss Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:47:26 UTC 6496357 Mr Gerald Howe [Signature #1213] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6496330?utm_medium=rss Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:38:15 UTC 6496330 Dr Elizabeth Briggs [Signature #1212] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6496121?utm_medium=rss How can the committee ignore the wishes of the synod? Women are an increasingly important part of the Church's ministry, but must not be second class ministers which devalues what they do.

]]> Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:46:31 UTC 6496121 Dr Robert Twycross [Signature #1211] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6495889?utm_medium=rss Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:31:14 UTC 6495889 Mrs Avril Ravenscroft [Signature #1210] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6495327?utm_medium=rss Our church has been blessed with four women priests, whose ministry has been powerful and wise. I thank God that the Anglican church has made that experience possible, and I pray God that we may soon be able to experience too what women can offer as bishops, in complete equality with men.

]]> Mon, 16 Nov 2009 06:46:50 UTC 6495327 Mr Keith Ravenscroft [Signature #1209] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6495293?utm_medium=rss Opposition seems to me to be based either on threadbare theological sleight of hand, or a misconception about what apostolic succession means. Taken literally, this would mandate that no men could be ordained either,or take on positions of authority unless they were (probably teenage?) semitic males from the Middle East. The whole issue is a cover for simple misogyny, and it brings us quite rightly into contempt by Christians and non-believers alike.

]]> Mon, 16 Nov 2009 06:31:59 UTC 6495293 Mrs Clare Fletcher [Signature #1208] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6495223?utm_medium=rss Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:58:33 UTC 6495223 Mrs Susan Hinds [Signature #1207] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6495023?utm_medium=rss Mon, 16 Nov 2009 04:52:58 UTC 6495023 Miss Helen Bullen [Signature #1206] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6494889?utm_medium=rss I think that the restrictions are appalling- as a potential candidate for ordination, I am shocked that this is happening

]]> Mon, 16 Nov 2009 04:01:00 UTC 6494889 Mr Richard Priest [Signature #1205] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6494775?utm_medium=rss Mon, 16 Nov 2009 03:15:06 UTC 6494775 Ms Sian Smith [Signature #1204] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6494539?utm_medium=rss Mon, 16 Nov 2009 01:36:34 UTC 6494539 Mrs Anonymous [Signature #1203] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6493275?utm_medium=rss Sun, 15 Nov 2009 05:02:32 UTC 6493275 Mr Andrew Leach [Signature #1202] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6493269?utm_medium=rss Sun, 15 Nov 2009 05:01:34 UTC 6493269 Mrs Amanda Williams [Signature #1201] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6493182?utm_medium=rss Quite simply it is unthinkable that our church can continue for very much longer without ensuring that men and women equally can live out their calling to the priesthood at all levels of leadership within our church. We can no longer allow barriers to be put in the way of this. To dissenters we offer compassion and humility, but we cannot accept legislation that would damage or devalue the ministry of women in our church. Enough is enough!

]]> Sun, 15 Nov 2009 04:39:03 UTC 6493182 Mrs Ray Almond [Signature #1200] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6493124?utm_medium=rss Sun, 15 Nov 2009 04:22:46 UTC 6493124 Mrs Janet Hoyle [Signature #1199] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6493118?utm_medium=rss Sun, 15 Nov 2009 04:20:45 UTC 6493118