Is the writing on the wall?

[lazarus]

Unqualified Yes:

Inter-European Division - the study committe was unanimous in its support of women's ordination

North-American Division - the committee reccomends that women be ordained

Northern Asia Pacific Division - the committee supports the ordination of women

South Pacific Division - also in support of ordaining women

Trans European Division - strongly supports women's ordination

Qualified Yes:

Inter-American Division - yes, if this is the decision the church makes in plenary session

Qualified No:

East Central Africa Division - no, but representative from division concedes points in favor of ordaining women

Euro-Asia Division - no, but supports the idea that other divisions might decide for themselves

South American Division - no, but willing to support the church if it goes in a different direction

Southern Asia Pacific Division - majority of committee against, but will support the decision made by world church

West Central Africa Division - no but will support decision made by the church

Unqualified No:

Southern Africa Indian Ocean - No

Ambivalent:

Southern Asia - supports church if it goes ahead but not ready within its division

http://spectrummagazine.org/blog/2014/01/24/tide-turning-womens-ordination

[Woody]

Looks like a stalemate and it could go either way.

[Tom Wetmore]

It really does appear that a majority of the Divisions would be supportive of allowing WO in those Divisions where it is acceptable, even if other Divisions not ready for it yet.

Conspicuously absent from most all of the reports is the supposed concern by some of those most stridently opposed to WO, that letting each Division decide for themselves will result in damage to the unity of the Church.