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Por primera vez en dos mil años habrá obispas en Inglaterra

Fallo histórico: Sí a las obispas
Hirania Luzardo
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Cuban-American Journalist

A female member of the clergy celebrates outside the venue after members voted to approve the creation of female bishops at the Church of England General Synod in York, northern England, on July 14, 2014. The Church of England overcame bitter divisions on July 14 to vote in favour of allowing female bishops for the first time in its nearly 500-year history. The decision reverses a previous shock rejection in 2012 and comes after intensive diplomacy by Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby. AFP PHOTO / LINDSEY PARNABY (Photo credit should read LINDSEY PARNABY/AFP/Getty Images)
A female member of the clergy celebrates outside the venue after members voted to approve the creation of female bishops at the Church of England General Synod in York, northern England, on July 14, 2014. The Church of England overcame bitter divisions on July 14 to vote in favour of allowing female bishops for the first time in its nearly 500-year history. The decision reverses a previous shock rejection in 2012 and comes after intensive diplomacy by Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby. AFP PHOTO / LINDSEY PARNABY (Photo credit should read LINDSEY PARNABY/AFP/Getty Images)

Nunca en más de 20 años la dirección a futuro y el carácter de la Iglesia de Inglaterra cambió tan profundamente con una sola votación.

Este lunes, la Iglesia rompió con una tradición heredada de los primeros cristianos hace 2.000 años, cuando las tres cámaras del Sínodo General votaron para permitir a las mujeres ordenarse como obispos.

Desde los inicios del Cristianismo y las referencias a Jesús y sus 12 apóstoles varones, la Iglesia ha tenido líderes exclusivamente masculinos: obispos cuya autoridad ha sido transmitida de generación en generación por la imposición de manos.

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