{"id":786,"date":"2012-11-21T01:20:46","date_gmt":"2012-11-21T01:20:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/52.19.228.105\/?p=786"},"modified":"2012-11-21T01:49:05","modified_gmt":"2012-11-21T01:49:05","slug":"a-step-backwards-for-the-church","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/52.19.228.105\/cy\/2012\/11\/21\/a-step-backwards-for-the-church\/","title":{"rendered":"Cam yn \u00f4l i\u2019r Eglwys?"},"content":{"rendered":"Evening everybody.\r\nAs some of you may be aware, the General Synod of the Church of England, for the past few days, has been deliberating on the issue of female bishops and whether or not to move forward and change Church legislation, allowing women to hold the role. \u00a0In what some might consider a shock move, the Synod voted against the movement, loosing by a small minority in the House of Laity. 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