Archbishop David Crawley and Chancellor Ronald Stevenson presented the report of the Jurisdiction Task Force and the responses to questions posed in the Terms of Reference, noting that no further efforts at definition of jurisdiction were recommended.
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That the report of the Jurisdiction Task Force be received.
Friendly Amendment:
The mover and seconder agreed to reword the motion to read:
That the report of the Jurisdiction Task Force be received and sent to dioceses and diocesan chancellors. CARRIED #13-05-02
Notes
Council recommended that the report be disseminated more widely and that covering documentation state that it is not a new policy. The task force was discharged.
[Electronic text of: "In Service of Communion : the Final Report of the General Task Force on Jurisdiction to the Council of General Synod and the Canadian House of Bishops February 2002" is available on the web site of the General Synod of the Anglican Church of Canada at URL http://www.anglican.ca/faith/identity/in-service-of-communion.htm