[Magdalen] Our Canadian General Synod

[Marion Thompson]

Oh, yes, we definitely had a role.  Can't complain about that.  The C of E
process is positively byzantine!  It would frustrate in the extreme to have
that sort of yesteryear procedure as the norm.

Marion, a pilgrim

On Wed, Jul 31, 2019 at 7:52 PM Roger Stokes via Magdalen <
magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:

> On 31/07/2019 16:59, Marion Thompson wrote:
> > We votedt in two houses, clergy and laity.  After all, the HoB had had
> > their say in making the nominations! of the five candidates! They weree
> not
> > in the building but sequestered at the hotel.  On the fourth ballot,
> +Linda
> > Nichols, now of Huron, formerly of Toronto, won over +Jane Alexander,
> > Edmonton, the two left standing.  After the third ballot, a motion for
> > further nominations was defeated.  Interestingly, the Youth Delegates had
> > face time  beforehand with the five candidates, a privilege Clergy and
> > Laity did not receive.
>
> At least you had a role unlike in TEC where the HoB presents a candidate
> essentially to be acclaimed by the House of Deputies. I'm not sure what
> happens in Scotland and Wales but I think the decision there is for the
> House of Bishops to elect one of their number to the position. In the
> Church of England the process is different as the Primacy is linked to
> the See of Canterbury. This means that the process follows the general
> practice of nominations to diocesan Sees where the Crown Nominations
> Commission, a Church established body, but this time with a Crown
> nominated Chair, including clergy and laity comes up with a name to
> present to the Queen for nomination and election. Despite what some
> think the Prime Minister is effectively the postman conveying the
> message rather than making the final selection and that has been the
> case since 2007 when Gordon Brown , as Prime Minister, said he should
> not have that discretion to choose between two nominees to present to
> Her Majesty.
>
> Roger
>
>