Blessings vote to be decided by resolution

http://www.anglicanjournal.com/issues/2007/133/apr/04/article/blessings-vote-to-be-decided-by-resolution-1/

[Anglican Journal] 2 April 2007--Sexuality issues, including whether dioceses may decide for themselves whether to allow the blessing of same-sex unions, will be decided by General Synod through resolutions requiring the approval of a 60 per cent majority of the members of the order of bishops, laity and clergy or 60 per cent of dioceses if a vote by diocese is requested, the Council of General Synod (CoGS) has decided.

A committee examining the issue told CoGS that if General Synod accepts the conclusion of the Primate’s Theological Commission that the blessing of same-sex unions “is a matter of doctrine, but is not core doctrine in the sense of being creedal,” any move to allow same-sex blessings would require the adoption or amendment of a canon (church law). A canonical change requires a two-thirds majority vote of each order at two successive synods.