The Acts of Convention

House of Deputies

Original Text of Resolution:

(D055)

Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring, That the Episcopal Church confess its participation in the collective guilt of all Christians for sins of omission and commission against the Jewish people, as well as specific actions of members of our own church, not only in connection with the genocide visited upon them under Hitler, but in all acts of prejudice, cruelty, and injustice in the last two millennia; and be it further

Resolved, That we commend the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America for its action in adopting The Declaration of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America to the Jewish Community; and be it further

Resolved, That this action of the Episcopal Church be communicated by the Presiding Bishop to appropriate representatives of the various movements of the Jewish faith.

Proposed Committee Substitute:

Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring, that this 72nd General Convention reaffirm the Episcopal Church's commitment to interfaith cooperation and dialogue with our sisters and brothers of the Jewish faith; and be it further,

Resolved, That we commend the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America for the leadership it has given in this area and more particularly its 1994 Declaration to the Jewish Community; and be it further

Resolved, That we acknowledge, with regret, those acts of moral blindness and outright prejudice that have contributed to the abuse and mistreatment of Jews.

Deputy Stanley of Connecticut moved an amendment to the committee substitute.

Proposed Amendment:

In the substitute, final Resolved clause, line 1, after "regret" delete "those" and add "our"; after "prejudice" add "throughout history and today".

A vote was taken on the Stanley amendment to the committee substitute for Resolution D055.

Motion carried

Stanley Amendment adopted

Deputy Morrison of Oregon moved an amendment to the committee substitute.

Proposed Amendment:

In the substitute, final Resolved clause, line 1, after "we" add "confess and".

A vote was taken on the Morrison amendment to the committee substitute for Resolution D055.

Motion defeated

Morrison Amendment defeated

Deputy Allen-Faiella of Pennsylvania moved an amendment to the committee substitute.

Proposed Amendment:

In the substitute, final Resolved clause, line 1, delete "acknowledge, with regret" and add "repent".

Debate followed on the Allen-Faiella amendment.

The question was called to terminate debate on Allen-Faiella amendment to the committee substitute as amended.

Motion carried

Debate terminated

Deputy Crump of West Tennessee requested to divide the question. Request was granted by the Chair.

Vote taken to terminate debate on the committee substitute as amended.

Motion carried

Debate terminated

A vote was taken on the Allen-Faiella amendment to the committee substitute for Resolution D055.

Motion defeated

Allen-Faiella Amendment defeated

A vote was taken on the committee substitute as amended for Resolution D055.

Motion carried

Substitute resolution adopted

(Communicated to the House of Bishops in HD Message #200)