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 to make them. That Act and the procedure followed and the Measures were not contrary to the Coronation Oath of the Queen.
Citations:
[1996] EWCA Civ 600
Statutes:
Church of England Assembly (Powers) Act 1919, Priest (Ordination of Women) Measure, The Ordination of Women (Financial Provisions) Measure
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
Appeal from – Williamson v Archbishop of Canterbury and Others ChD 25-Nov-1994
Church of England has the power to pay properly ordained women priests. Measures providing for ordination were valid – within Parliament’s power. . .
Cited by:
Appealed to – Williamson v Archbishop of Canterbury and Others ChD 25-Nov-1994
Church of England has the power to pay properly ordained women priests. Measures providing for ordination were valid – within Parliament’s power. . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.
Ecclesiastical, Constitutional
Updated: 29 May 2022; Ref: scu.140467
