Date

1978 November 5 - 8

Source

House of Bishops. Minutes

Type

Resolution

Mover

The Rt. Rev. J.C. Bothwell

Seconder

The Rt. Rev. L.S. Garnsworthy

Prologue

The Primate requested Archbishop Somerville to take the Chair, and sought persmission to absent himself from the meeting.

Text of motion

"That this House of Bishops of the Anglican Church of Canada wholeheartedly supports our Primate, Archbishop Edward Scott, in his leadership of our Church and in his role of Moderator of the Central Committee of the World Council of Churches, and deeply regrets the distortion by some of the media of his position on the World Council of Churches' 'Program to Combat Racism.'" CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

Notes

Moved by: The Rt. Rev. H.V.R. Short

Seconded by: The Rt. Rev. D. Hambidge

"That this House supports the action of the General Secretary in this complaint." CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

(Re presentation to the C.R.T.C. re W-5 program).

Subjects

Scott, Edward W. (Edward Walter), 1919-2004

Television broadcasting - Canada

Mass media - Influence

W5 (Television program)

Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)

World Council of Churches. Programme to Combat Racism

Anglican Church of Canada - Relations - World Council of Churches

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