The governing body of the Anglican Church -- also known as the Church of England -- today (November 20, 2012) blocked a move to permit women to serve as bishops in the church, according to the Associated Press website.
Following a day-long debate today, opponents mustered enough of votes to deny the necessary two-thirds majority required among lay members of the General Synod.
Church officials say it may take five years to go through the process of taking new legislation to a final vote.
The push to muster a two-thirds majority among lay members of the General Synod was expected to be close, with many on both sides unsatisfied with a compromise proposal to accommodate individual parishes that refuse to accept female bishops.
Today's decision by the Anglican Church is in line with the Roman Catholic and Greek Orthodox Christian Churches, whose theological dogma dictates that only males can be bishops.
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