The Church Of England (COE) has stated that there is “no official definition” of a woman, with a senior Bishop saying the term was previously self-evident, but now additional care is needed.
In July, The General Synod (pdf), the Church’s legislative body of the COE, was taking questions amid an ongoing debate regarding transgender issues, and sex-specific designations.
Adam Kendry, a lay member of the Synod and a representative of the Royal Navy asked, “What is the Church of England’s definition of a woman?”
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In response, British Anglican bishop Dr. Robert Innes, the chief pastor of the Diocese in Europe, said that “there is no official definition.”…