General Synod members voted to send a message to the Anglican Consultative Council that adding the primates to the Council would be an unwelcome change. Bishop Moxley pointed out that this change would replace the bishops with primates.
"Bishop Sue Moxley, of the diocese of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island, said her life changed in 1993 after listening to former residential school students talk about their experiences. It was then, said Bishop Moxley, that she realized 'The church I loved as this great big black blotch on its history'. In another forum, Archbishop Fred Hiltz, primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, offered an apology to students 'for the years of lost love' and for 'the aggressive efforts to remake you in our image'. 'I am sorry for the bruising of your bodies, the crushing of your spirits and the violation of your innocence', said Archbishop Hiltz. "I am deeply sorry for the terrible pain we inflicted, and for the terrible memories that many of you still carry today. I, and my church, must listen to your stories, your hurt, the humiliation and the burden of our sins on your lives'. The Anglican church first offered its apology to students in 1993". [Text of entire article.]
"The Canadian delegates to the 14th Anglican Consultative Council (ACC) meeting echoed sentiments expressed by other attendees of hope and optimism, albeit tempered by the reality that outstanding issues related to clashing views about human sexuality remain very much on the table". The Canadian delegates were Ms. Suzanne Lawson (lay), the Rev. Stephen Andrews (clergy) and the Rt. Rev. Sue Moxley (episcopal). "Both Bishop-elect Andrews and Bishop Moxley underscored the importance and urgency of the work that lies before a still-to-be appointed body tasked to look at possible changes to the covenant, and the standing committee that will give the final stamp before it's sent out to member churches for approval".
Report of the discussion at the Council of General Synod meeting which led to the decision for the Anglican Church of Canada's delegates to "attend but not participate fully" in the next Anglican Consultative Council meeting. Photo of Jim Boyles and Dianne Izzard.
COGS passed a resolution asking the eco-justice committee to look at the issue of ethical investments regarding companies contributing to ongoing violence in Israel and Palestine.
The Rt. Rev. Sue Moxley, Suffragan Bishop of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island in the Anglican Church of Canada, was one of a seven-member national delegation of Canada church leaders and lay people that visited Mexico from 11 to 19 March 2005. The visit which was "initiated by KAIROS, Canada's largest ecumenical organization [was] meant to assess the economic, social, and cultural consequences of trade liberalization in Mexico, and to look at the future by developing concrete policy recommendations." Bishop Raymond Schultz, national bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada, was also a member of the delegation.
Bishop Sue Moxley spoke at a news conference in Ottawa as part of a delegation of church leaders and activists who want the federal government to adopt recommendations on the global impact of Canadian mining operations.