The "laying on of hands" marked the moment Libby
Lane became a bishop
The Church of England has consecrated its first female
bishop during a ceremony at York Minster.
The Reverend Libby Lane, 48, has been ordained as the new
Bishop of Stockport in front of more than 1,000 people.
The Church formally adopted legislation last November to
allow women bishops, in a move which ended a centuries-old tradition of
exclusively male bishops.
The move continues to divide some Anglicans. The service was
briefly delayed by an opponent of the changes.
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