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How well has the ordination of women priests been received in the Anglican Communion since the canons concerning ordination were changed by General Convention in 1976? Here is a list of Provinces of the Anglican Communion that ordain women or have no canonical impediment to do so:
The Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth is in partial communion with all the provinces which ordain women, [The province of the Southern Cone has no canonical impediment to the ordination of women, but their Primate, Archbishop Venables, has indicated that such ordinations will not take place.] On the other hand, Archbishop Venables has accepted the recently deposed Bishop of Pittsburg, Bob Duncan, along with as much of The Episcopal Church's property and flock as he could get his hands on to be recognized as a diocese in the Southern Cone, on a temporary basis. Since this newly recognized entity has a cadre of women priests, we can conclude that the Province of the Southern Cone includes women priests. |