The chairman of BMI British Midland, Sir Michael Bishop, told BBC Radio 4's Today programme that change was long overdue.
Bishop Michael, 66, who has served as Bishop of Exeter since 2000, is to retire at the end of June.
"There's a great deal of rhetoric from the government about the importance of supporting family life, " Bishop Michael told BBC News.
Referring to a speech he made in January during a debate about the impact of tax and benefit changes, Bishop Michael said it was couples with single-earning parents who were being penalised.
The Archbishop toured the mosque with Bishop of Rochester, the Right Reverend Michael Nazir-Ali, and Bishop of Stepney, the Right Reverend John Sentamu.
Michael Connolly wrote to Bishop Joseph Duffy about his uncle's abuse five years ago.
The Right Reverend Michael Perham, the Bishop of Gloucester, said St Mary's is the first - and likely to be the only - church to become a minster in the Diocese of Gloucester.
Following the announcement by Dr George Carey, other potential candidates named for the post include Bishop of London, Richard Chartres, and the Bishop of Rochester, Michael Nazir-Ali.
But, from gangling youth to gangling adult, he had often played fourth fiddle to the likes of Malcolm Marshall, Michael Holding, Joel Garner, Ian Bishop, Patrick Patterson and Curtly Ambrose.
The Bishop of Exeter, the Right Reverend Michael Langrish, said he would encourage councils in his area to continue holding prayers before the start of their statutory business.
Others already elected by the House of Bishops to sit on the CNC - effectively removing themselves from the running - include the Bishop of Carlisle, the Right Reverend James Newcome, and the Bishop of Gloucester, the Right Reverend Michael Perham.
Behind him, the Archbishop of Rochester, Dr Michael Nazir- Ali, is at 7-2 and the Bishop of London, Richard Chartres, is priced at 9-2.
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