What the St. Michael Report Means in Lay Terms
A writer for an ECUSA blog wrote:
"If General Synod upholds the commission's findings, the motion that General Synod deferred in 2004, which would have allowed dioceses the so-called "local option" to decide on same-sex blessings, would no longer be considered, said Mr. Stevenson.
Any subsequent move seeking the approval of same-sex blessings within the church would require the adoption or amendment of a canon in which case the vote of a two-thirds majority of each of the three orders of bishops, clergy and laity of two successive General Synods (in 2007 and 2010) must be obtained, he added.
If, on the other hand, General Synod rejects the Commission's finding, the vote will proceed on the question of whether diocesan synods can decide on their own about the blessings."
For the Full Blog go to ACC Blog (USA)
"If General Synod upholds the commission's findings, the motion that General Synod deferred in 2004, which would have allowed dioceses the so-called "local option" to decide on same-sex blessings, would no longer be considered, said Mr. Stevenson.
Any subsequent move seeking the approval of same-sex blessings within the church would require the adoption or amendment of a canon in which case the vote of a two-thirds majority of each of the three orders of bishops, clergy and laity of two successive General Synods (in 2007 and 2010) must be obtained, he added.
If, on the other hand, General Synod rejects the Commission's finding, the vote will proceed on the question of whether diocesan synods can decide on their own about the blessings."
For the Full Blog go to ACC Blog (USA)
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