Committee on Church Relations (see p.281)
https://archives.anglican.ca/link/official3966
- Date
- 1962 August
- Source
- General Synod. Minutes
- Type
- Resolution
- Seconder
- Bishop of Cariboo
- Prologue
- The Section of the Report dealing with the Church of Lanka was received, with the deletion of two paragraphs of the Conclusion, beginning 'In the light of .. ' and ending ' .. of the Scheme.'
- The section of the report dealing with the Church Union in North India and Pakistan was received, with the deletion of two paragraphs, beginning '.. In his letter' and ending 'its inauguration'.
- Text of motion
- The General Synod of the Anglican Church of Canada has given sympathetic consideration to the "Scheme of Church Union in Ceylon" and the "Plan of Church Union in North India and Pakistan". We request our Primate in reply to the enquiry of the C.I.P.B.C. to convey to the Metropolitan our joy that they have gone forward in faith in this undertaking to heal the divisions of the Church. We have every confidence that the Bishops, Clergy and Laity of the C.I.P.B.C. will safeguard and uphold the doctrines and discipline of the Catholic Church. There are, it is true, certain features of the Scheme which give us concern and to a greater degree certain aspects of the Plan with which we find it difficult to agree. However these difficulties do not vitiate our acceptance of the general principles contained in these two plans. Furthermore, we understand that at the present time, both the Scheme and the Plan are being reconsidered and that further revisions may be made.
- We urge our brethren in the C.I.P.B.C. to persevere in their negotiations in the hope that in God's time a united Church will emerge. In this way an inspiring example will be given to the whole cause of reunion.
- This General Synod has every confidence that at that time we will be able to enter into full communion with the Church of Lanka, the Church of North India and Pakistan on the basis of the Bonn Agreement. CARRIED in both Houses Nem. con.
- Subjects
- Christian union - Anglican Communion
- Christian union - Anglican Church of Canada
- Bonn Agreement
- Anglican Church of Canada - Relations - Church of India, Pakistan, Burma and Ceylon
- Anglican Church of Canada - Relations - Church of Lanka
- Anglican Church of Canada - Relations - Church of North India
- Anglican Church of Canada - Relations - Church of Pakistan
- Full communion