Council of General Synod, 2013-2016: Ground shifting on marriage
https://archives.anglican.ca/link/article39971
- Author
- Sison, Marites N.
- Material Type
- Journal Article
- Journal
- Anglican Journal
- Date
- 2014 January
- Author
- Sison, Marites N.
- Material Type
- Journal Article
- Journal
- Anglican Journal
- Date
- 2014 January
- Volume
- 140
- Issue
- 1
- Page
- 6
- Notes
- During its Mississauga meeting from 14-17 Nov. 2013 the Council of General Synod (CoGS) approved a motion to establish a commission "to carry out a broad consultation about changing the marriage canon (church law) to allow same-sex marriage". Resolution C003 of the 2013 General Synod "also asked that this motion include 'a conscience clause so that no member of the clergy, bishop, congregation or diocese should be constrained to participate in or authorize such marriages against the dictates of conscience'." Archbishop Hiltz reported to CoGS "about how the matter was addressed at the House of Bishops, which met Oct. 24 to 29 [2013]". "Hiltz said that 'a number of members within the house [of bishops] expressed concern that something happened at General Synod [2013] and the ground shifted'. For years, they said, bishops had been talking about same-sex blessings, not marriage".
- Subjects
- Anglican Church of Canada. Council of General Synod
- Marriage - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
- Same sex unions - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
- Anglican Church of Canada. House of Bishops
- Anglican Church of Canada. General Synod (40th : 2013 : Ottawa, Ont.) - Resolutions
- Anglican Church of Canada. Commission on the Marriage Canon