| Title: | Council Resolution to General Convention on the Proposed Anglican Covenant |
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| ID: | EXC102011.25 |
| Committee: | World Mission (report 28) |
| Citation: | Executive Council Minutes, Oct. 24, 2011, Salt Lake City, UT, pp. 27-28. |
| Text: |
Resolved, That the Executive Council, meeting in Salt Lake City, Utah from October 21-24, 2011, receive the report of the Executive Council D020 Task Force for inclusion in the 77th General Convention Blue Book; and be it further Resolved, That the Executive Council submits the following resolution on Adoption of the Anglican Covenant to the 77th General Convention for its action: Resolution A – xxx On Adoption of the Anglican Covenant Resolved, the House of ______ concurring, That this 77th General Convention express its profound gratitude to those who so faithfully worked at producing the Anglican Covenant; and be it further Resolved, That The Episcopal Church commit itself to continued participation in the wider councils of the Anglican Communion and to continued dialogue with our brothers and sisters in other provinces to deepen understanding and to ensure the continued integrity of the Anglican Communion; and be it further Resolved, That The Episcopal Church recommit itself to dialogue with the several provinces when adopting innovations which may be seen as threatening to the unity of the Communion; and be it further Resolved, That The Episcopal Church is unable to adopt the Anglican Covenant in its present form. |
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