In what way does the possession of male genitalia make you a better bishop?

[sp1814]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20415689

Seriously - what's the big deal with appointing women as bishops?

And for that matter - is there any chance of a female Dr Who???

[China Doll]

I should play the female Dr Who. I would be awesome in that role.

Oh, and yeah, if a lady wants to be a bishop that's fine with me too.

I love these constructive comments I bring to News.

[woofgang]

no idea sp as I have said elsewhere, I think that lay women see it as a usurpation of their power.

[plautus]

It's not the male genitalia which is the issue, but the male mind.

[douglas9401]

Clearly, it's all bo**ocks.

[Mick-Talbot]

Are you bashing the Bishop, sp?

[karenmac60]

There are some posters on here seem to think it makes you a better person....

[sunny-dave]

... aaaaannnnd Mick t'Albot beats me to a bishop bashing comment by nearly 4 minutes .... < the shame >

[shoota]

Gets you used to holding that wandy thing.....

[dotty.]

what do bishops do anyway?

[douglas9401]

They slide sideways, exclusively, dotty

[dotty.]

that's chess doh

[dotty.]

what would be a bishop's job description?

[ummmm]

Look in R&S, dotty.

[dotty.]

nah never mind, i don't need to know that badly,, just wondered how they can only let blokes be bishops and assumed it was something in the job description

[Ellipsis]

"Church of England general synod votes against increasing relevance to society"

No surprise there then ...

[Mick-Talbot]

What do nuns do?

[karenmac60]

It must be something outside Dotty - put any household chore outdoors and for some reason men are always better. Cooking (barbeques), cleaning (the car), hoovering(mowing the lawn) - the list goes on ;-)

[dotty.]

i know what nuns do, they do good works and garden and sing and ride bikes, so, what does a bishop do?

[dotty.]

i know bishops confirm people, i was confirmed by a cricketer

[DTCwordfan]

they (nuns) are likely the ones responsible for the setback, along with a sett of daft Anglo-Cath broodies with such delicious names as "Emma Forward", spokesman for the regression of women's rights in the CoE.