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Women Anglican Bishops Called Hindrance to ReconciliationArchbishop J. Francis StaffordFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WOMEN ANGLICAN BISHOPS CALLED HINDRANCE TO RECONCILIATION WASHINGTON--Archbishop J. Francis Stafford of Denver said that the ordination of women as Anglican bishops would hinder the "process of reconciliation" with the Roman Catholic Church. Archbishop Stafford, Chairman of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops' Committee for Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs, said in a statement issued on behalf of the committee that "The admission of women to ordination as [Anglican] bishops would be a hindrance to this process of reconciliation, one we want to see go forward. It would increase our difficulties in an unlimited way, since in churches…Washington, DC: United States Catholic Conference1988-09-14Texttext/htmlapplication/pdfhttps://iarccum.org/doc/171https://iarccum.org/doc/171enARCUSA : Anglican-Roman Catholic Theological Consultation in the U.S.A. : Communiqués & Press ReleasesCatholic documents : Communiqués & Press Releases© 1988, United States Catholic Conference