Full Legislative History
Resolution Number: 1994-B101
Title: Pastoral Study Document on Sexuality
Legislative Action Taken: Adopted
Final Text:

Resolved, That the House of Bishops, affirming the teaching of the Church that the normative context for sexual intimacy is lifelong, heterosexual, monogamous marriage, and pursuing our Anglican tradition of historic truth encountering contemporary life, offers Continuing the Dialogue: A Pastoral Study Document of the House of Bishops to the Church as the Church Considers Issues of Human Sexuality to the Church as a way for the Church to continue the dialogue on human sexuality; and be it further

Resolved, That the two statements, "An Affirmation" and "An Affirmation in Koinonia," not be an official part of the House of Bishops' Pastoral Study Document on human sexuality; the statements are to be made a part of the minutes with names of signatories attached, but not distributed with the study document.

Citation: General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Indianapolis, 1994 (New York: General Convention, 1995), pp. 141-42.