COMMISSION ON THE MARRIAGE CANON : Recommended Option
https://archives.anglican.ca/link/official10483
- Date
- 2014 May 3-5
- Type
- Resolution 24-05-14
- Seconder
- The Very Rev. Peter Wall
- Prologue
- [Page 9]
- Move into Committee of the Whole
- Moved by: The Ven. Harry Huskins, Prolocutor
- Seconded by: Mr. James Sweeny
- ADOPTED
- Discussion continued about balancing the requirement for transparency with requests for anonymity and privacy. The Primate presented two questions for consideration: Which is your preferred option and which option could you not live with ?
- Move out of Committee of the Whole
- Moved by: The Ven. Harry Huskins, Prolocutor
- IN COUNSEL TOGETHER
- The Rev. Karen Egan explained that the goal was to begin a conversation around resolving conflict which would evolve and would continue over the next several meetings within the table groups.
- [Page 12]
- The General Secretary presented four options, which were distilled from earlier discussions, for members to consider:
- 1. All submissions to the Commission will be posted on the web with attribution
- 2. Those intending to make a submission to the Commission may request, in advance of their submission, that their contribution not be attributed by name
- 3. Submissions to the Commission, while signed, will not be publicly associated by name
- 4. Two lists will be made public - one for submissions and a second list of those who made submissions.
- Move into the Committee of the Whole
- Moved by: The Very Rev. Peter Wall
- Seconded by: Mr. Jim Sweeny
- The General Secretary provided a brief report on outcome of conversations yesterday and asked members to identify their most and least preferred option.
- [Page 13]
- Members fully discussed the four options (listed earlier).
- New wording for option #2 was proposed as “The General Rule is that all submissions to the Commission will be posted on the web with attribution. However, a person intending to make a submission, prior to making the submission, may request permission from the Commission for their submission to be posted on the web without attribution, and the Commission may for good reason grant that request.”
- At this point there was no clear consensus and the Primate requested the writing group confer and further discussion occur later in the morning
- Move out of committee of the whole
- Moved by: Ms. Jennifer Warren
- Seconded by: Mr. Alex Starr
- Members considered the following rewording of the second option for submissions “All submission will be posted to the web with attribution. However, prior to receiving a submission, the Commission may for good reason grant a request that a submission be posted without attribution”. Support was mixed and the working group asked to return with a specific recommendation for members.
- [Page 14]
- After carefully considering the opinions expressed by members, the Chancellor recommended a proposal to Council.
- Text of motion
- That “All submissions to the Commission will be posted on the web with attribution."
- ADOPTED #24-05-14
- Notes
- The motion was put and by consensus was achieved in its favour. The Primate expressed his appreciation to the Very Rev. Peter Wall, the Ven. Dr. Michael Thompson, Canon David Jones and Mrs. Cynthia Haines-Turner.
- Subjects
- Anglican Church of Canada. Commission on the Marriage Canon
- Anglican Church of Canada. General Synod. Constitution. Canon XXI
- Marriage (Canon law) - Anglican Church of Canada
- Marriage - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
- Same sex unions - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
- Anglican Church of Canada - Parties and movements
- Conflict management - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada