[Magdalen] AC of C General Synod

[Marion Thompson]

This has been going on since the 1970's.  So not very quick.

Marion, a pilgrim


On 7/6/2016 6:27 AM, Roger Stokes wrote:
> On 06/07/2016 00:31, Marion Thompson wrote:
>> Thursday I'm off bright and early to General Synod running Thursday 
>> July 7 to July 12 as a delegate of the Diocese of Toronto.  We will 
>> need all the prayers we can get as we wrestle in particular with the 
>> Marriage Canon.  Will we see it changed to allow Same-Sex marriage or 
>> not and, if so, in what form?  If not, what then?  The two-thirds 
>> majority required in each of the three Houses will be a nail-biter, 
>> especially as the House of Bishops some months ago issued a statement 
>> saying that they were unlikely to pass it.  Also, the Indigenous 
>> people would rather opt in if they so choose rather than be expected 
>> to accept the colonisers' Canon or opt out. It's going to be a very 
>> interesting time, whatever the outcome.
>
> Good luck
>
>> If it should pass, it still must pass a final vote in three years at 
>> the next General Synod.  A glacial pace, to be sure, but the next few 
>> days are really really important to our future.
>
> For the Church of Ebgland that would be quick.
>
> Roger
>