Statement on the appointment of the Revd Libby lane
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Statement from the Primate of Brazil about the election of Revd Libby Lane
as 1st woman bishop in the CofE
Brothers and Sisters
My best wishes for a blessed episcopal Ministry to the Revd Libby Lane. Her choice as first
woman Bishop of the Church of England is a sign of overcoming gender inequality in the
Church and in society.
I had the privilege of attend twenty years ago the ordination of the first 32 woman priests of
the Church of England in the midst of much debate.
Today, I see with joy that the struggle of women for equality in recognition of his Ministry and
mission service reaches another stage.
May the gifts of femininity enrich the maternal face of the Church. That men and women seen
together as a divine gift to affirm God's love to everyone!
++ Francisco
++Francisco
Primate of the Anglican Episcopal Church of Brazil
IGREJA EPISCOPAL ANGLICANA DO BRASIL
Dom Francisco de Assis da Silva
Bispo Primaz
