| Resolution Number: | 1991-C032 |
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| Title: | On the Topic of the Canon Provisions on Equal Access to Ordination |
| Legislative Action Taken: | Rejected |
| Final Text: | |
Resolution Rejected by Non-concurrence. See Legislative History for original text of the resolution.
| Citation: | General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Phoenix, 1991 (New York: General Convention, 1992), p. 182. |
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Legislative History
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| Originating House: | House of Bishops |
| Originating Committee: | Committee on Ministry |
House of Bishops
Original Text of Resolution:
(C032)
Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring, That Title III, Canon 8 be amended by adding a new section 1 (and renumbering subsequent sections), as follows:
There is no right to ordination in this Church. Subject, however, to specified canonical requirements, all members shall have equal access to the selection process for ordination in this Church.
[On the fifth day] the Committee on Ministry presented its Report #5 on Resolutions B045 (Same-Sex Unions and Ordination of Homosexuals), B003 (Sexual Relations outside Holy Matrimony), D080 (Homosexual Orientation and Behavior as Related to Ordination), D026 (Access to Ordination Process without Discrimination) and C032 (Access to Ordination Process) and moved that the Committee be discharged.
The Bishop of Eau Claire requested that the House vote on each resolution separately.
Motion carried
Committee discharged
(Communicated to the House of Deputies in HB Message #99)
House of Deputies
[On the sixth day] the Secretary announced that the following message had been received from the House of Bishops: HB Message #99--C032 (Access to Ordination Process). The House of Bishops Discharged the Committee.
The Committee on Dispatch of Business presented its Report #37a and moved a Special Order of Business for the purpose of considering resolutions B003, A104s, and C032.
A vote was taken on Committee on Dispatch of Business Report #37, Special Order of Business, as amended.
Motion carried
Special Order adopted with amendment
The Committee on Dispatch of Business moved that the Special Order of Business for the purpose of considering resolutions B003, A104s, and C032 be postponed and that the House proceed with the calendar until the message from the House of Bishops on A104s has been printed and circulated.
Motion carried
Special Order postponed
Deputy Newell of Ohio moved to suspend the Rules of Order to postpone the Special Order of Business on the Committee on Dispatch of Business Report #37a, until 3:15p.m., Wednesday, July 17.
The question was called.
Motion carried
Debate terminated
A vote was taken on the Newell motion.
Motion defeated
The President called on the Chaplain to lead the House in prayer.
The Committee on Ministry presented its Report #9 on Resolution C032 (Access to Ordination Process) and moved that the resolution be adopted with amendment.
Original Text of Resolution:
Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring, That Title III, Canon 8 be amended by adding a new section 1 (and renumbering subsequent sections), as follows:
There is no right to ordination in this Church. Subject, however, to specified canonical requiements, all members shall have equal access to the selection process for ordination in this Church.
Proposed Committee Amendment:
In the second sentence, delete", however," and correct the spelling of "requiements" to "requirements."
Deputy Cooper of Texas moved an amendment to C032.
Proposed Amendment:
Delete all words beginning with "Subject..."
A vote was taken on the Cooper Amendment to C032.
Motion defeated
Cooper amendment defeated
Deputy McCarty of Florida moved to table C032.
Motion to table defeated
Deputy Rodgers of Pittsburgh moved an amendment to C032.
Proposed Amendment:
Following the word "requirements," add the words "and the guidance of the resolutions of the General Convention."
Delete the words "all members."
The clerical deputations of Eau Claire, Rio Grande, and South Carolina requested a vote by orders on C032.
A vote was taken on the Rodgers amendment to C032.
Motion defeated
Rodgers amendment defeated
Deputy Kinslow of Oklahoma moved to amend Report #37a of the Committee on Dispatch of Business to revise the order for voting on the Resolutions before the House to: (1st) A104s, as amended; (2nd) B003; and (3rd) C032.
The question was called.
Motion carried
Debate terminated
A vote was taken on the Kinslow motion.
Motion to amend the Special Order defeated
[On the seventh day] Ballot #23 was cast on C032 with amendment.
The following dioceses asked to be polled on Ballot #23 on Resolution C032 with amendment.
| Northern Indiana - Clerical | ||||
| Richard A. Kallenberg | no | |||
| Robert Bizzaro | yes | |||
| David L. Hyndman | no | |||
| Harold L. Comer | yes | |||
| Ohio - Clerical | ||||
| Kathleen D. Burn | yes | |||
| Gay C. Jennings | yes | |||
| Harry Nevels | yes | |||
| Ernest S. Duross | no |
Deputy Herlong of Michigan moved to suspend the Rules of Order to omit reading the dioceses with divided vote and the dioceses voting no, so that only the final result would be read.
Motion carried
Rules of Order suspended
The Secretary read the results of Ballot #23 on C032 (Access to Ordination Process) with amendment.
Summary of Votes
| Type | Total | Yes | No | Divided | Necessary | ||||
| Lay: | 113 | 63 | 36 | 14 | 57 | ||||
| Clerical: | 116 | 67 | 38 | 11 | 59 |
BALLOT #23
C032- Access to the Ordination Process
| Diocese | Lay | Clerical | ||||||
| Alabama | No | No | ||||||
| Alaska | Yes | Yes | ||||||
| Albany | Yes | No | ||||||
| Arizona | Yes | Yes | ||||||
| Arkansas | No | No | ||||||
| Atlanta | Yes | No | ||||||
| Bethlehem | Yes | Yes | ||||||
| California | Yes | Yes | ||||||
| Central Florida | No | No | ||||||
| Central Gulf Coast | Yes | Yes | ||||||
| Central New York | Yes | Yes | ||||||
| Central Pennsylvania | No | No | ||||||
| Chicago | Yes | Divided | ||||||
| Churches In Europe | No | No | ||||||
| Colombia | Yes | Yes | ||||||
| Colorado | Yes | Yes | ||||||
| Connecticut | Yes | Yes | ||||||
| Cuernavaca | Yes | Yes | ||||||
| Dallas | No | No | ||||||
| Delaware | Divided | Divided | ||||||
| Dominican Republic | Yes | Yes | ||||||
| East Carolina | Divided | Yes | ||||||
| East Tennessee | No | No | ||||||
| Eastern Oregon | Yes | Yes | ||||||
| Easton | Yes | Yes | ||||||
| Eau Claire | No | No | ||||||
| Ecuador | Yes | |||||||
| El Camino Real | Yes | Yes | ||||||
| El Salvador | Yes | Yes | ||||||
| Florida | No | No | ||||||
| Fond du Lac | No | No | ||||||
| Fort Worth | No | No | ||||||
| Georgia | Yes | Yes | ||||||
| Guatemala | Yes | Yes | ||||||
| Haiti | No | |||||||
| Hawaii | Divided | Yes | ||||||
| Honduras | Divided | Yes | ||||||
| Idaho | Divided | Yes | ||||||
| Indianapolis | Yes | Yes | ||||||
| Iowa | Yes | No | ||||||
| Kansas | Yes | Yes | ||||||
| Kentucky | Yes | Yes | ||||||
| Lexington | Divided | No | ||||||
| Litoral | Yes | Yes | ||||||
| Long Island | Divided | Yes | ||||||
| Los Angeles | Divided | Divided | ||||||
| Louisiana | Yes | Yes | ||||||
| Maine | Yes | Yes | ||||||
| Maryland | Yes | Yes | ||||||
| Massachusetts | Yes | Yes | ||||||
| Mexico | Yes | Yes | ||||||
| Michigan | Yes | Yes | ||||||
| Milwaukee | Yes | Yes | ||||||
| Minnesota | Yes | Yes | ||||||
| Mississippi | Yes | Yes | ||||||
| Missouri | Yes | Yes | ||||||
| Montana | Yes | No | ||||||
| Navaho Missions | ||||||||
| Nebraska | No | Yes | ||||||
| Nevada | Yes | Yes | ||||||
| New Hampshire | No | Divided | ||||||
| New Jersey | Yes | Divided | ||||||
| New York | Yes | Yes | ||||||
| Newark | Yes | Yes | ||||||
| Nicaragua | No | Yes | ||||||
| North Carolina | No | Yes | ||||||
| North Dakota | Yes | Yes | ||||||
| Northern California | No | No | ||||||
| Northern Indiana | Divided | Divided | ||||||
| Northern Mexico | Yes | Yes | ||||||
| Northern Michigan | Yes | Yes | ||||||
| Northwest Texas | No | No | ||||||
| Northwestern Pennsylvania | No | No | ||||||
| Ohio | Yes | Yes | ||||||
| Oklahoma | Divided | No | ||||||
| Olympia | Yes | Yes | ||||||
| Oregon | Yes | Yes | ||||||
| Panama | Yes | Yes | ||||||
| Pennsylvania | Yes | Yes | ||||||
| Pittsburgh | No | No | ||||||
| Quincy | No | No | ||||||
| Rhode Island | Yes | Yes | ||||||
| Rio Grande | Yes | Divided | ||||||
| Rochester | Yes | Yes | ||||||
| San Diego | Divided | Yes | ||||||
| San Joaquin | No | No | ||||||
| South Carolina | No | No | ||||||
| South Dakota | No | Divided | ||||||
| Southeast Florida | Divided | No | ||||||
| Southeastern Mexico | Yes | Yes | ||||||
| Southern Ohio | Yes | Yes | ||||||
| Southern Virginia | Yes | Yes | ||||||
| Southwest Florida | No | No | ||||||
| Southwestern Virginia | Divided | Divided | ||||||
| Spokane | No | Yes | ||||||
| Springfield | No | No | ||||||
| Taiwan | Yes | |||||||
| Tennessee | No | Yes | ||||||
| Texas | No | No | ||||||
| Upper South Carolina | No | No | ||||||
| Utah | Yes | Yes | ||||||
| Vermont | Yes | Yes | ||||||
| Virgin Islands | No | Divided | ||||||
| Virginia | Yes | No | ||||||
| Washington | Yes | Yes | ||||||
| West Missouri | Yes | Yes | ||||||
| West Tennessee | No | Yes | ||||||
| West Texas | No | No | ||||||
| West Virginia | Yes | No | ||||||
| Western Kansas | Divided | Divided | ||||||
| Western Louisiana | No | No | ||||||
| Western Massachusetts | No | No | ||||||
| Western Mexico | No | No | ||||||
| Western Michigan | Yes | Yes | ||||||
| Western New York | Yes | No | ||||||
| Western North Carolina | No | No | ||||||
| Wyoming | Yes | Yes |
Motion carried
Resolution adopted with amendment
(Communicated to the House of Bishops in HD Message #194)
House of Bishops
[On the ninth day] the Committee on Ministry presented its Report #36 on House of Deputies Message #194 on Resolution C032a (Access to Ordination Process) and moved concurrence.
The Chair of the Committee on Dispatch of Business moved the previous question.
Motion carried
Debate terminated
The House voted on the motion to concur.
The House failed to concur
(Communicated to the House of Deputies in HB Message #311)
Resolution Rejected: Adopted in One House Only.
| Abstract: | The 70th General Convention rejects the resolution amending Canon III.8 regarding equal access to the selection process for ordination. |
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| Notes: | See Journal, 1991, p. 654ff, for further text regarding the rules of debate and the consideration of B003, A104s, and C032. |