Episcopalians have elected their first female national leader...

Read about it here.

And good for them...

BUT.

Why is this such a big news story? One national news outlet went as far as to falsley report that Katherine Jefferts Schori is the first female leader of a major U.S. denomination. It's just not true. Other, much larger and more influential denominations have had, and do have, female leaders. Take United Methodists for example. Yes, I could be a bit biased on this, but the facts speak for themselves. The UMC is the third largest Christian denomination, the second largest Protestant denomination, and the largest mainline denomination in the U.S.
And, The United Methodist Church has elected at least one female president of the United Methodist Council Bishops in the past: Bishop Sharon Brown Christopher. And, Bishop Janice Riggle Huie became president of The United Methodist Council of Bishops in May of this year.

So, the question remains: Why was this not a major news story too?