Female Bishops in the Anglican Church and a Portuguese Resignation

UK- The Church of England will be adopting legislation allowing the first female bishops to be ordained next year. I'm not very religious but equality should be promoted in all aspects of society. Obviously there is some internal opposition in the church against the decision, but it looks like the legislation will be established regardless.

Portugal- The Portuguese interior minister has resigned after an investigation on suspected corruption related to the allocation of residence permits. Miguel Macedo claims to not be a part of the scandal but had to resign to preserve state credibility. The main beneficiaries of these permits have been Chinese citizens who have been heavily investing in Portuguese property. Macedo or other government officials are probably actually involved in this scandal since the Portuguese economy just recently recovered from a recession and are probably depending on this investment.

EU/Netherlands- The European Commission will hold an urgent meeting on Monday to investigate how to combat an outbreak of a highly contagious strain of bird flu was discovered at a poultry farm in the Netherlands. It seems the WHO can't catch a break.