Women Clergy Letter to the House of Bishops Petition: Signature List Feed http://www.gopetition.com/signatures/women-clergy-letter-to-the-house-of-bishops.html Online petition signatures en-us Wed, 8 Apr 2026 01:20 UTC GoPetition RSS Feed Generator Copyright 2026 GoPetition Mr Trevor Leach [Signature #577] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/9236632?utm_medium=rss May we desist from seeing male and female and see the Christ in each other

]]> Fri, 7 Jan 2011 11:03:02 UTC 9236632 Mrs Janet Stow [Signature #576] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7420118?utm_medium=rss There is no justification for saying that women are inferior priests. Denying them full Bishoprics is doing just this.

]]> Wed, 21 Apr 2010 12:43:35 UTC 7420118 rev rosemary ashley [Signature #575] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7063980?utm_medium=rss Tue, 2 Mar 2010 07:27:07 UTC 7063980 Rev'd Jane Bell [Signature #574] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6940321?utm_medium=rss Thu, 4 Feb 2010 07:44:49 UTC 6940321 Revd. Lindsay Meader [Signature #573] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6928062?utm_medium=rss Tue, 2 Feb 2010 05:02:16 UTC 6928062 Rev Margaret Boys [Signature #572] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6862065?utm_medium=rss Wed, 20 Jan 2010 10:05:49 UTC 6862065 Miss Lindsay M Beach [Signature #571] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6649590?utm_medium=rss Tue, 8 Dec 2009 05:25:26 UTC 6649590 Revd Rachel Squires [Signature #570] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6587841?utm_medium=rss Mon, 30 Nov 2009 09:33:20 UTC 6587841 Rev Frances Dower [Signature #569] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6562985?utm_medium=rss Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:15:54 UTC 6562985 Revd Dr Catherine Sourbut [Signature #568] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6560007?utm_medium=rss Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:42:43 UTC 6560007 Revd Susan Whitehouse [Signature #567] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6559982?utm_medium=rss Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:35:47 UTC 6559982 Rev janet edwards [Signature #566] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6559949?utm_medium=rss Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:23:34 UTC 6559949 Revd (Miss) Ann Fulton [Signature #565] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6559928?utm_medium=rss In my experience as a priest in rural parish ministry the overwhelming silent majority are in favour of women bishops. Any sort of 'two-class' structure which discriminates against women will undermine further the relevance of the church to people's lives.

]]> Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:15:49 UTC 6559928 Revd Lindsay Yates [Signature #564] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6559762?utm_medium=rss Tue, 24 Nov 2009 04:17:45 UTC 6559762 Rev Doris Goddard [Signature #563] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6557565?utm_medium=rss Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:49:14 UTC 6557565 Revd Juliette Mary Hulme [Signature #562] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6557487?utm_medium=rss If women bishops are not granted the same authority in the church as male bishops then it will imply that we are an inferior gender, which is not supported by Jesus' attitude to women as shown in the gospels.

]]> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:30:18 UTC 6557487 Revd Jeannetta Stokes [Signature #561] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6557477?utm_medium=rss Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:27:54 UTC 6557477 Revd Ann Sargent [Signature #560] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6556827?utm_medium=rss Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:37:01 UTC 6556827 Revd Anne-Marie Renshaw [Signature #559] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6556797?utm_medium=rss Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:32:04 UTC 6556797 Revd Sue Green [Signature #558] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6556668?utm_medium=rss Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:13:40 UTC 6556668 Rev'd Sharon Elson [Signature #557] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6556290?utm_medium=rss I have no comment to make other than what has been said very clearly on our behalf.

]]> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:22:41 UTC 6556290 REV Jenny Jeffery [Signature #556] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6556143?utm_medium=rss Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:02:34 UTC 6556143 The Revd Hilary Watkins [Signature #555] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6556114?utm_medium=rss Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:58:36 UTC 6556114 Rev Pamela Jordan [Signature #554] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6555849?utm_medium=rss Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:16:41 UTC 6555849 revd Liz Smith [Signature #553] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6555795?utm_medium=rss I agree with the letter. I am also aware that this is an issues which affects the Anglican Communion in various ways, and I like many women from aound the world, think that the Church of England's lack of will to resolve this issues is deeply regrettable, and hurtful to the women who are in post.

]]> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:10:03 UTC 6555795 Revd Dr Jenny Gage [Signature #552] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6555747?utm_medium=rss Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:03:15 UTC 6555747 Revd. Canon Pam Wise [Signature #551] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6555438?utm_medium=rss Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:26:44 UTC 6555438 Revd MIRANDA SEAMAN [Signature #550] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6555233?utm_medium=rss Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:04:53 UTC 6555233 Revd Alison Bennett [Signature #549] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6554918?utm_medium=rss Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:30:09 UTC 6554918 Reverend Anonymous [Signature #548] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6554315?utm_medium=rss Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:28:08 UTC 6554315 Revd Lydia Avery [Signature #547] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6553833?utm_medium=rss Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:28:32 UTC 6553833 Revd Jane Fox [Signature #546] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6553740?utm_medium=rss Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:11:42 UTC 6553740 Rev'd Jane Burgess [Signature #545] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6553623?utm_medium=rss Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:50:28 UTC 6553623 Revd Beverley Robertson [Signature #544] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6553170?utm_medium=rss Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:45:06 UTC 6553170 Reverend Candice Marcus [Signature #543] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6553004?utm_medium=rss Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:37:08 UTC 6553004 Revd Emma Louis [Signature #542] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6552985?utm_medium=rss Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:30:46 UTC 6552985 Revd. Angela Johnson [Signature #541] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6552980?utm_medium=rss Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:28:35 UTC 6552980 Rev Jane Hulme [Signature #540] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6552975?utm_medium=rss Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:25:31 UTC 6552975 Revd Grenda Hurt [Signature #539] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6552939?utm_medium=rss Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:15:57 UTC 6552939 Mr Duncan Heenan [Signature #538] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6552805?utm_medium=rss To fail to allow consecration of women as Bishops will simply lead to continuing dissent in the Church, not reconciliation. Delay is hampering the Church's mission to the world.

]]> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:36:14 UTC 6552805 Revd Anne Lee [Signature #537] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6552794?utm_medium=rss Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:33:07 UTC 6552794 The Revd.Preb Rose Hoskins [Signature #536] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6552691?utm_medium=rss I feel that the mind of the Church has been determined by General Synod and we should abide by their decision.

]]> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:54:40 UTC 6552691 Rev'd Jane Chamberlain [Signature #535] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6552676?utm_medium=rss Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:49:32 UTC 6552676 Rev susan greatorex [Signature #534] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6552671?utm_medium=rss I feel really hurt that even after all this time womens'ministry has not been seen to be of God. I look at all the wonderful ways in which God is using women to further his kingdom and i am amazed that any one could question its validity .
it seems to me that there is a deep seated misogyny within the church when a commitiee is allowed to over turn the will of the synod .

]]> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:48:40 UTC 6552671 Rev Dr Catherine Wright [Signature #533] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6552603?utm_medium=rss Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:17:57 UTC 6552603 Rev Catherine Beaumont [Signature #532] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6550584?utm_medium=rss In Christ all are equal. It is time the Church of England showed its committment to true equality by allowing women to be Bishops

]]> Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:44:16 UTC 6550584 Revd. Ann Babb [Signature #531] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6549604?utm_medium=rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:22:55 UTC 6549604 Revd Dr Rosemary van Wengen [Signature #530] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6549518?utm_medium=rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:02:11 UTC 6549518 Mrs Dido Walker [Signature #529] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6548744?utm_medium=rss It requires courage to face new times and make decisions that will not be universally welcomed and the bold step required by the Church should be taken now to see the church flourish and develop in the long term.It is not right to cave into those trying to hold the church to ransom by hreatening to leave it so I hope the church will not be backward in endorsing what is the right and proper way for the church to develop and to bring the leadership talent of the female clergy to an equal level now

]]> Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:50:16 UTC 6548744 Revd Diane Flynn [Signature #528] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6548730?utm_medium=rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:48:16 UTC 6548730 Revd Lydia Humphreys [Signature #527] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6547821?utm_medium=rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:43:30 UTC 6547821 Revd Mary Fearnside [Signature #526] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6547734?utm_medium=rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:06:28 UTC 6547734 Revd Lesley Chapman [Signature #525] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6547666?utm_medium=rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:39:53 UTC 6547666 Revd Linda Macluskie [Signature #524] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6546494?utm_medium=rss Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:56:16 UTC 6546494 Revd Gillian Warren [Signature #523] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6544608?utm_medium=rss Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:59:41 UTC 6544608 Rev Anna Burr [Signature #522] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6544324?utm_medium=rss Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:31:03 UTC 6544324 Rev Rachel Ganney [Signature #521] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6544148?utm_medium=rss Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:32:44 UTC 6544148 Revd Margaret Smallman [Signature #520] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6544016?utm_medium=rss Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:39:10 UTC 6544016 Rev'd Sue White [Signature #519] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6543881?utm_medium=rss I feel that it is essential that there be parity between female and male bishops and therefore, as now, episcopal oversight is varied at the behest of the bishop not as a right of individuals priests and or congregations.

]]> Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:50:11 UTC 6543881 Revd Judith Daley [Signature #518] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6543584?utm_medium=rss Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:51:17 UTC 6543584 Revd Sally Leeson [Signature #517] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6543563?utm_medium=rss Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:46:20 UTC 6543563 Revd Lindy Jordan [Signature #516] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6541564?utm_medium=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:47:11 UTC 6541564 The Revd Paula Vennells [Signature #515] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6541231?utm_medium=rss This makes no sense: women are in leadership roles throughout our country. It simply cannot be right and even less God's will. I pray you will find a way.

]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:54:51 UTC 6541231 Revd Rachel Wilson [Signature #514] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6541202?utm_medium=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:51:02 UTC 6541202 Revd Ann Moreton [Signature #513] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6541165?utm_medium=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:47:28 UTC 6541165 Rev Elisabeth Hawkes [Signature #512] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6539400?utm_medium=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:13:56 UTC 6539400 Revd Kathleen Cockburn [Signature #511] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6538605?utm_medium=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:55:46 UTC 6538605 Mrs Anthea Wilkinson [Signature #510] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6523612?utm_medium=rss Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:09:41 UTC 6523612 Reverend Heather Parbury [Signature #509] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6511232?utm_medium=rss Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:43:43 UTC 6511232 Revd Yvonne Brae [Signature #508] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6510447?utm_medium=rss Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:31:14 UTC 6510447 Revd Margaret Jones [Signature #507] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6504049?utm_medium=rss Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:15:38 UTC 6504049 Ms Ruth Brewin [Signature #506] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6500232?utm_medium=rss Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:44:02 UTC 6500232 Rev'd Elizabeth Nichols [Signature #505] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6499058?utm_medium=rss Tue, 17 Nov 2009 03:56:07 UTC 6499058 Mr Michael Winter [Signature #504] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6496061?utm_medium=rss Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:27:05 UTC 6496061 Reverend Katy Morgan [Signature #503] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6494598?utm_medium=rss Mon, 16 Nov 2009 02:02:41 UTC 6494598 Rev Deborah Forman [Signature #502] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6492152?utm_medium=rss Sun, 15 Nov 2009 11:36:13 UTC 6492152 Mr Roger Mills [Signature #501] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6491383?utm_medium=rss Women and men were created in the image of God and so deserve to receive the same benefits and responsibilities

]]> Sun, 15 Nov 2009 06:47:56 UTC 6491383 Revd Christine Low [Signature #500] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6491367?utm_medium=rss Sun, 15 Nov 2009 06:39:22 UTC 6491367 Revd Louise Taylor-Kenyon [Signature #499] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6488945?utm_medium=rss Sat, 14 Nov 2009 02:23:35 UTC 6488945 Reverend Patricia Hislop [Signature #498] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6488356?utm_medium=rss Sat, 14 Nov 2009 11:56:28 UTC 6488356 Rev Jane Anderson [Signature #497] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6488064?utm_medium=rss Sat, 14 Nov 2009 10:41:52 UTC 6488064 Rev Mrs Margaret Bird [Signature #496] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6487982?utm_medium=rss Sat, 14 Nov 2009 10:21:25 UTC 6487982 Rev'd Judith Evans [Signature #495] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6487978?utm_medium=rss Sat, 14 Nov 2009 10:20:17 UTC 6487978 Revd Margaret Trivasse [Signature #494] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6487722?utm_medium=rss Sat, 14 Nov 2009 09:08:24 UTC 6487722 Rev Jennifer Deverill [Signature #493] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6486898?utm_medium=rss Sat, 14 Nov 2009 05:36:06 UTC 6486898 Canon Joanna Stoker [Signature #492] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6486194?utm_medium=rss Sat, 14 Nov 2009 01:54:09 UTC 6486194 Rev Susan Shrine [Signature #491] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6479875?utm_medium=rss Fri, 13 Nov 2009 02:10:56 UTC 6479875 Revd Gill Strachan [Signature #490] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6479305?utm_medium=rss Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:57:40 UTC 6479305 Rev Sharon Kaye [Signature #489] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6478231?utm_medium=rss Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:16:33 UTC 6478231 Rev Mabel Parr [Signature #488] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6478090?utm_medium=rss Fri, 13 Nov 2009 07:27:33 UTC 6478090 Reverend Tracy Milne [Signature #487] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6478017?utm_medium=rss Fri, 13 Nov 2009 07:13:33 UTC 6478017 Rev Alison Fuller [Signature #486] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6472409?utm_medium=rss Thu, 12 Nov 2009 01:47:24 UTC 6472409 Mrs Olatomi Ogunjobi [Signature #485] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6468205?utm_medium=rss All have been called to His service, this includes women.

]]> Wed, 11 Nov 2009 03:41:36 UTC 6468205 Revd. Christine Bloomfield [Signature #484] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6468096?utm_medium=rss Wed, 11 Nov 2009 03:17:50 UTC 6468096 Canon Ann Ashcroft [Signature #483] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6467985?utm_medium=rss Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:54:57 UTC 6467985 The Revd. Jennifer Paterson [Signature #482] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6467921?utm_medium=rss Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:41:27 UTC 6467921 evd Lindy J McNaughton Jordan [Signature #481] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6467822?utm_medium=rss There is no justification for further fudging of this issue. Repressive and divisive decisions will bear bitter fruit in future for all clergy and deeply damage the integrity of the Church of England.

]]> Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:22:36 UTC 6467822 Rev'd Jennifer Honeyman [Signature #480] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6467125?utm_medium=rss Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:07:21 UTC 6467125 Revd Joyce Willis [Signature #479] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6466954?utm_medium=rss Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:27:19 UTC 6466954 Rev Marion Walford [Signature #478] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6466818?utm_medium=rss Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:58:28 UTC 6466818