The Anglican Church moved closer to schism yesterday when members of its central administrative council formally asked the Churches of Canada and the US to go.
Unconvinced by the justifications offered by both Churches on Tuesday for their actions in ordaining an openly homosexual bishop and authorising same-sex blessings, members of the Anglican Consultative Council meeting in Nottingham asked them to leave the council and its central finance and standing committees.
Although the motion invites the Churches to withdraw voluntarily, it amounts in effect to a punishing expulsion. The debate was held behind closed doors at Nottingham University yesterday, and the motion was passed 30 to 28 by secret ballot, with four abstentions.
The expulsion is effective until Lambeth 2008, when bishops and archbishops are expected to call the North Americans to account.
1 comment:
Awesome! I hope they return to full communion w/ the CC one day, and this seems to be a move toward it.
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