P741 CEEFAX 741  Sat  9 Apr  00:44/27
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  FEARS OVER WELSH WOMEN PRIEST VOTE  
  The Archbishop of Wales expressed   
  fears yesterday over the future of  
  the Anglican church in Wales.       
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  Dr Rice Jones, speaking after the   
  Welsh rejection of ordination of    
  women, claimed Wales may now become 
  a haven for disaffected English     
  clerics opposed to women priests.   
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  Other responses were mixed-Caroline 
  Davis of the Movement for the       
  Ordination of Women Priests said    
  the result was "tragic" whilst      
  the main Welsh opposition group     
  claimed it was "no great surprise." 
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