Some good news : First woman elected to lead U.S. Episcopalians

First woman elected to lead U.S. Episcopalians
This is too cool:

Nevada Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori became the first woman elected to lead a church in the global Anglican Communion when she was picked Sunday to be the presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church.
It was another groundbreaking and controversial move for a denomination that consecrated Anglicanism's first openly gay bishop just three years ago.


Jefferts Schori said she was "awed and honored and deeply privileged to be elected" and that she would "bend over backward to build relationships with people who disagree with me."

Which--from the looks of the article--are plenty of folks:

Gasps could be heard throughout the vast convention hall when Jefferts Schori's name was announced.
Rev. Canon Chris Sugden said that her election "shows that the Episcopal leadership is going to do what they want to do regardless of what it means to the rest of the communion." Rev. Eddie Blue of Maryland said, "I am shocked, dismayed and saddened by the choice." I’m dismayed and saddened that people could find the idea of a woman as a religious leader so distressing.

I'll bet the traditionalists are not happy today, though.

an oceanographer. They picked a scientist, very cool.

It often seems women have to be almost ten times what the man is in terms of achievement and competing with men for positions of influence.

This is probably another example.

I mean, can anyone choose whether to be a man or a woman?

I've never understood the point of preventing women from becoming Catholic priests.

All are equal in God's sight.