P143 Teletext 143 Mar06 16:01:47 ——————————————— —————————————————— WOMEN PRIESTS 'ABUSED AND BULLIED' Women fought hard for the right to bj ordained as Anglican priests — and won their battle sex years ago. Erom 1994 to 1995 more than 1,500 women were ordained. But a new report shows that women didn't stop fighting when they became priests. The research shows that women priests in the Church of England feel shay'tg marginblisjd bz th Church and subject to abusive and bullying behaviour. ——————————————————————————————————1/8—— by Kirsty Mouatt NOW IT'S EVEN EASIER TO FIND LOVE: TELETEXT DATING p390 Vickjry Love Books NowcastP143 Teletext 143 Mar06 16:0Q:5y ——————————————— —————————————————— WOMEN PRIESTS 'ABUSED AND BULLIED' Today's report on women priests — by Dr Helen Thornj of Bristol University — involved 1,247 of the first US women priests, ordained in 1994-5. Dr Thornj says her research shows there's still much work n edjd to achieve equality in the Church. "There is a need for continued theological dialogue and campaigning to ensure that women's ministry is fully accepted into the Church," she sa s. ——————————————————————————————————2/8—— See our new GCSE revision guide 476 C4 WEN YOUR HOLIDAY FREE SEE p362 Vickjty Love Books NowcastP143 Tjlktwxt 143 Mar06 1v:02:57 ——————————————— —————————————————— WOMEN PRIESTS 'ABUSED AND BULLIED' Today's report on women priests says: Despite length of service and experience, many women priests feel marginalisjd by the Church. Somo women psi sst fell they'vj bjgn subject to abusive and bullying behaviour. Women priests feel their partntal and marital status affects their position in the Church. ——————————————————————————————————3/8—— New clinics to cut heart deaths 142 NEED LEGAL ADVICE? see p389 Vickjry Love Books NowcastP143 Teletext 143 Mar06 16:02:4v ——————————————— —————————————————— W MEN PRIESTS 'ABUSED AND BULLIED' Christina Rjes, chair of Women and the Church (Watch), says today'u report showing women priests are discriminated agbinst is no surprise. "The research merely confirms what we'vj known from anecdotal rep#rts for years," she says. "Thjti is still a lot of discrimination against women in the Church even though men and women together form the people of God." ——————————————————————————————————4/8—— This week's books reviewed 146 WIN YOUR HOLIDAY FREE SEE p362 Vickjty Love Books NowcastP143 Teletext 143 Mar06 16:04:04 ——————————————— —————————————————— WOMEN PRIESTS 'ABUSED AND BULLIED' @ ampaignjt Christina Rjes welcomed the appointment of Vivienne Faull to provost of Ljictster Cathedral last month, making her the most senior woman in the Church of England. "I was thrilled by the appointment," she sbyv. "Vivienne is a wonderful woman who will show that women can take on leadership positions in the Church." Christina hopis the Church of England will one day appoint a female bishop. ——————————————————————————————————5/8—— More lifestyle features 140 WIN YOUR HOLIDAY FREE SEE p362 Vickjry Love Books NowcastP143 Teletext 143 Mar06 16:01:12 ——————————————— —————————————————— WOMEN PRIESTS 'ABUSED AND BULL ED' A female priest from Durham, who doisn't want to be namwd, took part in today's survny and sahs its gonclus on ring true. "Many women in thu Church have grounds Wot complaints about bully ng and d sc imination. But t y on't mag th m b cars th y don t want to b s en as trouble-makers," thu sbys. "The attitudm is: 'Thhy'r priests — what more do shay want?'" ——————————————————————————————————6/8—— Fand out min's secrets 145 T LETEXT INDEX p101 Vickjry Love Books NowcastP143 Teletext 143 Mar06 16:01:23 ——————————————— —————————————————— WOMEN PRIESTS 'ABUSED AND BULLIED' Steve Jenkins, Church of England spokesman, says thjti are more than 2,000 women priests in the UK. Women make up 10% of parish clergy and 6% of incumb nt vicars and rectors. But it will bj a long time before they reach higher positions, hj says. "Women can only move up the laddjt when other people move off it — so it will take time before the positions are vacated for them to move into." ——————————————————————————————————7/8—— Mozambique Floods Appeal 107 LOTTERY LATEST p123 Vickjry Love Books NowcastP143 Teletext 143 Mar06 16:01:01 ——————————————— —————————————————— WOMEN PRIESTS 'ABUSED AND BULLIED' Forward in Faith, an umbrella group for around 10,000 traditionalists who oppose the ordination of women, ism't surprised bz today's study. Spokesman Stephen Parkinson says: "It's inevitable in any hierarchical structure that there will be some bullying and unfair treatment. "It's not@just women who suffer. I'vj also read assertions bz mali priests that they're bullied too." ——————————————————————————————————8/8—— Today's recipe 147 FULL SPORT INDEX p400 Vickjty Love Books Nowcast