Tuesday, July 10, 2007

Church of Englad General Synod Affirms Anglican Covenent Process

From http://www.cofe.anglican.org/news/gsjul0807pm1.html...

8 July 2007
THE ANGLICAN COVENANT PROPOSAL (GS 1661)

At the invitation of the Presidents, the Most Revd Drexel Gomez (chair of the Anglican Covenant Design Group) addressed the Synod.

The Bishop of Chichester moved the motion:

'That this Synod:

(a) affirm its willingness to engage positively with the unanimous recommendation of the Primates in February 2007 for a process designed to produce a covenant for the Anglican Communion;

(b) note that such a process will only be concluded when any definitive text has been duly considered through the synodical processes of the provinces of the Communion; and

(c) invite the Presidents, having consulted the House of Bishops and the Archbishops’ Council, to agree the terms of a considered response to the draft from the Covenant Design Group for submission to the Anglican Communion Office by the end of the year.'

This was carried unamended.

Link to audio

Click here to read Ruth Gedhill's spin in The Times.

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