Report from the Pittsburgh Deputation to General Convention
June 27th, 2006 by Peter Frank
Prayers for clarity were answered at the Episcopal Church’s 75th General Convention, members of the Pittsburgh Deputation told the more than 120 people who attended the presentation of their report to the diocese on June 24.
Before convention, it was not clear how the Episcopal Church would respond to requests made of it by the rest of the Anglican Communion, through the Windsor Report, to place moratoria on same-sex blessings and the election of Bishops in same-sex relationships. Nor was it clear how far the majority of the church would be willing to go in expressing regret for taking those steps in 2003.
After eight roller-coaster days, those questions have been definitively answered. “As far as compliance with Windsor goes, in most of the Communion, it [the resolutions passed during General Convention] will probably be viewed as non-compliance,” said the Rev. David Wilson, a deputy to convention from St. Paul’s in Kittanning..
According to Wilson, the General Convention was only willing to express regret for “straining the bonds of affection.” Further, instead of apologizing for the actions of our church, it only apologized for not according “sufficient importance to the impact of our actions.”
CaNN :: We started it. wrote on 06/29/06 at 3:11 pm :
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