I do wish you'd read what I put before answering Joe. Yes, I don't help by being occasionally flippant. But your assumption that I don't understand conflicts with my refusal to understand.

Church of England churches are barred by law from marrying gay couples. The clause in the law was to appease bigotry, ensuring (In theory) that no legal action can god taken when they refuse.

I totally refuse with every cell in my body to understand that. Understanding has a whiff of acceptance about it. No way.

Becoming a Bishop without your gender being a factor is positive though and although they have a long way to go before they respect the will of the people as expressed by parliament and common decency, I do wish to record that it was a difficult passage and took a long time. Hopefully, misogynists in the ranks, including other cults may wish to reflect on their decision.