General Synod

British

noun

the governing body, under Parliament, of the Church of England, made up of the bishops and elected clerical and lay representatives

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But it was their latest event, hosted inside the chamber where the Church of England had only the week before held its national assembly, General Synod, which caused the biggest stir.

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General Synod did vote to continue to look into the issue in the future, but bishops had already decided there were theological and legal barriers to having such ceremonies now.

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Before then though, in February, she will lead the meeting of the Church's national assembly, the General Synod.

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Ian Paul, a conservative theologian and a member of the General Synod, denies that this amounted to "strong-arm tactics".

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There are elections to the Church's General Synod during her first year in office, and it is already clear this issue will dominate the campaign.

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