Church of England falling apart - women bishops to be debated in Synod

The Church of England will debate whether to allow the consecration of female bishops in July.

There is already much shouting and screaming, with some predicting a mass exodus of disaffected male clergy.

The Brits are also debating what sort of provisions to make for those not in agreement with female bishops. Their Bishops are backing some sort of voluntary code of practice.

Respecting people's consciences is all well and good. However, by the same logic, couldn't a country ban discrimination against women, and still allow men to, for example, beat their wives if their consciences demanded it?

I exaggerate, of course, but it does place the church in an odd spot to consecrate women as bishops, and to make provisions for some to not accept the authority of those bishops and still be part of the church. There are limits to church unity; this sort of thing will create a schizophrenic church down the road, and perhaps it's best to make no provisions and let the misogynists leave if they choose.