Anglican Church of Canada: General Synod vote count in error – the vote for same-sex marriage was actually passed

Posted on July 13, 2016 
Filed under Anglican Church of Canada

anglican-church-of-canada-vote-1A stunning reversal of a divisive vote has paved the way for the Anglican Church to perform same-sex marriages in Canada, but that won’t happen before 2019 at the earliest.

The canon change must be approved by two successive General Synods before it is official…” – Report from CTV News.

Photo: Screenshot from this Anglican Church of Canada video.

(Even if the error had not been realised, several Canadian bishops had said they would go ahead and marry same-sex couples anyway.)