Anglican Mainstream

The HoB is debating a new resolution in place of 162 which represents most of 161. This is the heart of it:

Resolved not proceed to develop or authorize Rites for the Blessings of same-sex unions at this time, thereby concurring with the Windsor Report in its exhortation to bishops of the Anglican Communion to honor the Primates Pastoral Letter of May 2003, and be it further

Resolved that this General Convention affirm the need to maintain a breadth of responses to situations of pastoral care for gay and lesbian Christians in this church; and be it further

Resolved that this General Convention affirm the need to maintain a breadth of responses to situations of pastoral care for gay and lesbian Christians in this Church; and be it further

Regrets the extent to which we have been by action and inaction, contributed to strains on communion and caused deep offense to many faithful Anglican Christians as we consented to the consecration of a bishop living openly in a same-gender union

Urge nominating committees….to refrain from the nomination……of bishops whose manner of life presents a challenge to the wider church and will lead to further strains on communion

And apologise to those gay and lesbian Episcopalians and their supporters hurt by these decisions.

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