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General Synod - Summary of Business Conducted on Wednesday 28th February am

28 February 2007

 

A service of Holy Communion was celebrated.

Audio of Archbishop of Canterbury's sermon

 

PRIVATE MEMBER’S MOTION: LESBIAN AND GAY CHRISTIANS (GS Misc 842A and B)

Following debate, an amendment to the original motion was moved by the Bishop of Gloucester; this was further amended, and was carried by the Synod in the following form:

'That this Synod

(a) commend continuing efforts to prevent the diversity of opinion about human sexuality creating further division and impaired fellowship within the Church of England and the Anglican Communion;

(b) recognise that such efforts would not be advanced by doing anything that could be perceived as the Church of England qualifying its commitment to the entirety of the relevant Lambeth Conference Resolutions (1978: 10; 1988: 64; 1998: 1.10); and

(c) welcome the opportunities offered by these Lambeth Resolutions, including for the Church of England to engage in an open, full and Godly dialogue about human sexuality;

(d) affirm that homosexual orientation in itself is no bar to a faithful Christian life or to full participation in lay and ordained ministry in the Church and acknowledge the importance of lesbian and gay members of the Church of England participating in the listening process as full members of the Church.'

 

Audio of this session

 

 

LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS

Resolution under paragraph 17 of the Schedule to the Church Funds Investment Measure 1958 (GS 1640) and The Draft National Institutions of the Church of England (Transfer of Functions) Order 2007 (GS 1641) were both approved by the Synod.

 

Audio of session