http://www.canada.com/nationalpost/news/story.html?id=497b8ed0-da2b-4160-bc7b-35c5525b56cd&k=0
[National Post] 13 Mar 2007--No core Anglican doctrines should prevent the blessing of same-sex unions, Canadian Anglican leaders said in a decision that could set their church on a collision course with the global Anglican Communion.
The decision Sunday strengthens the alignment of the Anglican Church of Canada with the U.S. Episcopal Church against attempts by the broader Anglican Communion to fight same-sex marriage and the ordination of homosexual clergy.
The worldwide church has asked the Anglican Church of Canada to put a moratorium on blessing homosexual unions, but the Canadian church's Council of General Synod agreed on Sunday to present a resolution that said "the blessing of same-sex unions is consistent with the core doctrine of the Anglican Church of Canada."
The resolution will be submitted to this June’s triennial General Synod, the Canadian Anglicans' highest decision-making body. The council that decided on this on the weekend runs ecclesiastical policy in between synod meetings.
Archbishop Andrew Hutchison, head of the Canadian church and one who favours same-sex blessings, said he recognized the possibility of an Anglican schism.
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http://www.anglican.ca/faith/identity/wrrg-response.htm
A Response to the Windsor Report - The Anglican Church of Canada
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