Canadian Bishops explain why they are not pushing for a vote to change definition of marriage

Posted on March 2, 2016 
Filed under Anglican Church of Canada

Archbishop Fred Hiltz“We spent a considerable amount of time discussing the theology of marriage and our episcopal role and responsibilities as chief pastors, and as guardians of the Church’s faith, order and unity. …

… it became clear to us that the draft resolution to change the Marriage Canon to accommodate the marriage of same-sex partners is not likely to pass in the Order of Bishops by the canonical requirement of a 2/3rds majority in each Order. Some of us talked of being mortified and devastated by this realisation…

… we feel a responsibility to convey our inability to come to a common mind in discerning what the Spirit is saying to the Church.”

– The ‘chief pastors, and guardians of the Church’s faith, order and unity’ of the Anglican Church of Canada explain why they are not pushing to change their definition of marriage at this year’a General Synod. They don’t yet have the numbers.

Update: The American Anglican Council’s Canon Phil Ashey has this commentary.