Conscience Clause
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- Date
- 1986 June 14-22
- Source
- General Synod. Minutes
- Type
- Act 91
- Mover
- Ms. L. Starr
- Seconder
- Rt. Rev. E.K. Clarke
- Prologue
- Moved by: Rev. P. Flynn
- Seconded by: Rev. M. Holmen
- That this General Synod rescind the Conscience Clause provisions regarding ordination and adopt the following position statement:
- 1) this General synod reaffirm its acceptance of ordination of women to the priesthood;
- 2) although it is recognized that any member of The Anglican Church of Canada has the right to a private opinion, we believe that the public action of any member of this Church which is contrary to its official policy regarding ordination of women to the priesthood is abhorrent;
- 3) no action which questions the integrity of any priest or postulant on grounds of sex alone can be defended;
- 4) this General Synod honours all priests, upholds them in its prayers and desires that God's will may be done in and through all priests, regardless of sex;
- 5) while Christian love cannot be legislated, it needs to be practised and demonstrated in the Body of Christ.
- Moved by: Ven. B.D. Bjerring
- Seconded by: Most Rev. H.L. Nutter
- That the introductory paragraph be deleted and the following inserted in its place:
- That subject to the continued applicability of the 1975 Conscience Clause to those who have heretofore availed themselves of its provisions regarding ordination, this General Synod rescind the Conscience Clause and adopt the following position statement: CARRIED IN ALL ORDERS
- Seconded: by: Rev. D.N. Ashdown
- That section (2) be deleted and the subsequent sections be re-numbered.
- Text of motion
- That the motion now be put. CARRIED IN ALL ORDERS
- The amendment was put and CARRIED IN ALL ORDERS
- Notes
- The motion as amended now reads:
- That subject to the continued applicability of the 1975 Conscience Clause to those who have heretofore availed themselves of its provisions regarding ordination, this General Synod rescind the Conscience Clause and adopt the following position statement:
- 1) this General synod reaffirm its acceptance of ordination of women to the priesthood;
- 2) no action which questions the integrity of any priest or postulant on grounds of sex alone can be defended;
- 3) this General Synod honours all priests, upholds them in its prayers and desires that God's will may be done in and through all priests, regardless of sex;
- 4) while Christian love cannot be legislated, it needs to be practised and demonstrated in the Body of Christ.
- The motion as amended was put and CARRIED IN ALL ORDERS Act 91
- Subjects
- Conscience clause (1975) - Anglican Church of Canada
- Ordination of women - Anglican Church of Canada
- Women clergy - Anglican Church of Canada
- Anglican Church of Canada - Parties and movements