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Williamson v Archbishop of Canterbury Archbishop of York Church Commissioners: CA 5 Sep 1996

Parties sought to challenge the decision to allow ordination of women by the church. Held: The merits of a religious controversy are a matter on which the court is not entitled to hold any opinion. The measures had been made under the procedure set up by the 1919 Act which gave power to the Synod … Continue reading Williamson v Archbishop of Canterbury Archbishop of York Church Commissioners: CA 5 Sep 1996

Regina v Archbishops of Canterbury and York Ex Parte Williamson: CA 1 Mar 1994

The Priests (Ordination of Women) Measure 1993 is not ultra vires after royal assent. However, civil courts have consistently declined to go into the judicial no-man’s land of religious doctrine and practice. Citations: Times 09-Mar-1994 Statutes: Priests (Ordination of Women) Measure 1993 Jurisdiction: England and Wales Ecclesiastical Updated: 08 April 2022; Ref: scu.80422