| Resolution Number: | 2000-D047 |
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| Title: | Encourage Dialogue with "Continuing Anglican Churches" |
| Legislative Action Taken: | Concurred as Amended |
| Final Text: | |
Resolved, That the 73rd General Convention of the Episcopal Church encourage the Standing Commission on Ecumenical Relations, along with the Presiding Bishop, to initiate dialog with groups which call themselves "continuing Anglican Churches," or which otherwise claim an Episcopal/Anglican identity, with a view to the reconciliation of all who own the Anglican tradition.
| Citation: | General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Denver, 2000 (New York: General Convention, 2001), p. 630. |
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Legislative History
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| Originating House: | House of Bishops |
| Originating Committee: | Committee on Ecumenical Relations |
House of Bishops
Original Text of Resolution:
(D047)
Resolved, the House of Deputies concurring, That the 73rd General Convention of the Episcopal Church encourage the Standing Commission on Ecumenical Relations, along with the Presiding Bishop, to initiate dialog with groups who call themselves "continuing Anglican Churches," which have separated from the Anglican Communion in recent years, with a view to the reconciliation of all who own the Anglican tradition.
Committee Amendment:
Resolved, the House of Deputies concurring, That the 73rd General Convention of the Episcopal Church encourage the Standing Commission on Ecumenical Relations, along with the Presiding Bishop, to initiate dialog with groups whowhich call themselves "continuing Anglican Churches," or which have separated from the Anglican Communion in recent years, otherwise claim an Episcopal/Anglican identity, with a view to the reconciliation of all who own the Anglican tradition.
Motion carried
Resolution adopted with amendment
(Communicated to the House of Deputies in HB Message #139)
House of Deputies
The House of Deputies Committee on Ecumenical Relations presented its Report #8 on HB Message #139 on Resolution D047 (Continuing Anglican Churches) and moved concurrence.
The House concurred
(Communicated to the House of Bishops in HD Message #210)
Resolution Concurred by Both Houses, July 13.
| Abstract: | The 73rd General Convention encourages dialogue with the "continuing Anglican Churches" with a view towards eventual reconciliation. |
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