Church of England to vote on female bishops

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Monday 09 July 2012

Church of England to vote on female bishops

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Rowan Williams the Archbishop of Canterbury

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By Jan van der Made

The Church of England is set to hold a historic vote later today on whether or not to ordain women bishops, a deciding moment after years of disagreement on the matter. RFI talked to Simon Barrow, the head of a religious watchdog organisation who has been following the recent story of one of England's oldest institutions.