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Ah, bless you, Sister, may all your sons be bishops.

Wherever the bishop appears, there let the people be, even as wheresoever Christ Jesus is, there is the catholic church.

Let's be clear, I'm one of the thicker bishops in the Church of England.

You must all follow the lead of the bishop, as Jesus Christ followed that of the Father; follow the presbytery as you would the Apostles; reverence the deacons as you would God's commandment.

Bishops and judges are some of the best politicians in the world. They know how to manipulate the political process.

Nothing surprises me about the Lords.

There are no training courses to make people bishops. You have to learn on the job.

I am not going to the House of Lords. Never. That's not who I am. That's not where I am.

The House of Lords has many fine aspects, but at its heart, it is a betrayal of the core democratic principle that those in the enlightened world hold so dear - that those who make the laws of the land should be elected by those who must obey those laws.

There are enormously gifted Episcopal priests around this church who are gay and lesbian, some of whom are partnered, who would make wonderful bishops and they're going to be nominated and they're going to be elected.