In case you are not following the passage of legislation via the media or the General Convention website, I want to clarify what was passed regarding marriage equality. There were two significant resolutions. The first was Resolution A036 which amends the marriage canon (Canon 18) to refer to marriage as opposed to Holy Matrimony that refers to the joining of a man and a woman. Resolution A054 adopted resources and rites from "Liturgical Resources 1: I Will Bless You and You Will Be a Blessing." These include a liturgy for blessing a covenant relationship and three liturgies of marriage. These were adopted for trial use, which sets in motion the process of amending the BCP. That passed, by a roll call vote, of 129 to 26, with 5 abstentions. To me it seems sort of uncourageous to vote "abstain" but five bishops did so. Almost all the "no" votes were from Province IX, which includes dioceses in Central America. I think that shows the continuing divide between the dioceses in the U.S. and those in the wider Anglican Communion, especially in the global South. It is my hope that Bishop Curry will do much to heal that rift over the next nine years.
More news of the day later.
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