[Magdalen] Our Canadian General Synod

[Marion Thompson]

,,, change to read 'the parties to the marriage' rather than 'a man and a
woman' did not pass the second reading.  Sheese.

Marion, a pilgrim


On Wed, Jul 31, 2019 at 8:25 PM Marion Thompson <marionwhitevale at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Back to your earlier question, Roger:  General Synod is every three years;
> the next one is Calgary 2022.  Interesting, giving the conservative bent of
> that bishop.  Also at this GS we elected members of the Council of General
> Synod, who do all the heavy lifting between times and they meet for several
> days three or four times a year at cross-country locations.  CoGS brought
> forth a document 'A Word from the Church' covering key areas and with five
> important Affirmations in summation.  This document, allowing for
> difference of opinion and interpretation in different places, was
> resoundingly supported, 84%, and so it was all the harder when despite that
> great support, the tiny wording c
>
> Marion, a pilgrim
>
>
>
> On Wed, Jul 31, 2019 at 8:11 PM Marion Thompson <marionwhitevale at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> 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
>>>
>>>