Tuesday, June 19, 2007

Neighbouring diocese votes in favor of same sex blessings

http://www.vancouver.anglican.ca/News/tabid/27/ctl/ViewArticle/ArticleId/511/mid/486/Default.aspx

[Diocese of New Westminster] 19 June 2007--A special Synod of the Diocese of British Columbia has told its delegates to the national Church’s General Synod this month that about two-thirds of its members approve of same sex blessings now or sometime in the future.

A slight majority of the 197-member Diocesan Synod, 102 or 51.7 per cent, voted to tell the delegates on Saturday, June 2, that they felt a resolution coming before General Synod to “affirm the authority and jusisdiction” of diocesan bishops and synods to authorize same sex blessings should be approved by the national Church.

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