Committee on Church Relations (see page 308)
https://archives.anglican.ca/link/official3493
- Date
- 1967 August 22-31
- Source
- General Synod. Minutes
- Type
- Resolution
- Mover
- Bishop of Toronto
- Seconder
- Very Rev. H.V.R. Short
- Text of motion
- 1. That the General Synod of the Anglican Church of Canada sends friendly greetings to the Spanish Reformed Episcopal Church and expresses willingness to enter into full communion with that Church on the basis of the Bonn Agreement 1931.
- The Bonn Agreement reads:
- "Each Communion recognizes the catholicity and independence of the other and maintains its own.
- Each Communion agrees to admit members of the other communion to participate in the sacraments.
- Intercommunion does not require from either Communion the acceptance of all doctrinal opinion, sacramental devotion, or liturgical practice characteristic of the other, but implies that each believes the other to hold all the essentials of the Christian Faith."
- 2. That the General Synod of the Anglican Church of Canada sends friendly greetings to the Lusitanian Church, Catholic Apostolic, Evangelical and expresses willingness to enter into full communion with that Church on the basis of the Bonn Agreement 1931.
- 3. That these Resolutions be conveyed to the authorities of the respective Churches and to the Lambeth Consultative Body.
- 4. That if these Churches concur in this decision of General Synod the Primate be authorized to arrange such public recognition of this action as he deems advisable after consultation with the authorities of these Churches.
- 5. That in publicizing this action we urge our Church members to visit these Churches if and when they visit Spain and Portugal. CARRIED in both Houses.
- Subjects
- Full communion
- Anglican Church of Canada - Relations - Spanish Reformed Episcopal Church
- Anglican Church of Canada - Relations - Lusitanian Church
- Anglican Church of Canada - Relations - Portuguese Episcopal Church
- Bonn Agreement
- Lambeth Consultative Body