Anglican Church of Canada sets stage for same sex marriage

Posted on May 26, 2008
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“Anglican Church of Canada Council of General Synod – Highlights from May 24

Revision of the marriage canon

…the following resolution was adopted: the Council of General Synod –

concurs in the Faith, Worship and Ministry Committee’s understanding that it is to address the particular category of “legally qualified persons,” i.e. same-sex couples at least one of whom is baptized Christian;
agrees that development of a theological rationale for the marriage of such couples should precede the preparation of any draft amendments to or revision of the Marriage Canon;
requests the committee to report to the COGS no later than November 2009, and
directs that, if the Faith, Worship and Ministry Committee develops such a rationale, it should, in conjunction with the Handbook Concerns Committee, prepare draft amendments to, or a draft revision of, the Marriage Canon for consideration by the COGS in March 2010 for possible submission to the 2010 session of the General Synod.”

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