| Resolution Number: | 2022-D092 |
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| Title: | Address the Exclusion of Same-Sex Spouses from Lambeth 2022 |
| Legislative Action Taken: | Concurred |
| Final Text: | |
Resolved, That this 80th General Convention express to the Most Reverend and Right Honorable Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury, its dismay at the decision to exclude same-sex spouses of LGBTQ+ bishops from participating in Lambeth Conference 2022; and be it further
Resolved, That we deeply regret that the exclusion of same-sex spouses of bishops sends a message to LGBTQ+ people around the world that the Church does not appreciate the value of the gift of God’s LGBTQ children, and that their families, relationships, and experiences are invalid, shameful and wrong; and be it further
Resolved, That we implore the Archbishop of Canterbury to consider the devastating emotional impact on bishops and their spouses, knowing that other bishops will be able to share in the conference with their opposite-sex spouses while LGBTQ+ bishops and their spouses face exclusion and discrimination; and be it further
Resolved, That we call on the Archbishop of Canterbury to acknowledge the value and benefit of diversity and the inclusion of LGBTQ+ bishops and their families for the good of the Body of Christ whose members cannot faithfully say “I have no need of you.”
| Citation: | General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Baltimore, 2022 (New York: General Convention, 2023), pp. 817-818. |
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Legislative History
| Author: | The Very Rev. Brian Coleman |
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| Originating House: | House of Deputies |
| Originating Committee: | Governance and Structure |
House of Deputies
The House of Deputies Committee on Governance and Structure presented its Report #3 on Resolution D092 (Concerning the Exclusion of Same-Sex Spouses of Bishops from Lambeth Conference 2022) and moved adoption.
Original Text of Resolution:
(D092)
Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring,
That this 80th General Convention express to the Most Reverend and Right Honorable Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury, its dismay at the decision to exclude same-sex spouses of LGBTQ+ bishops from participating in Lambeth Conference 2022; and be it further
Resolved, That we deeply regret that the exclusion of same-sex spouses of bishops sends a message to LGBTQ+ people around the world that the Church does not appreciate the value of the gift of God’s LGBTQ children, and that their families, relationships, and experiences are invalid, shameful and wrong; and be it further
Resolved, That we implore the Archbishop of Canterbury to consider the devastating emotional impact on bishops and their spouses, knowing that other bishops will be able to share in the conference with their opposite-sex spouses while LGBTQ+ bishops and their spouses face exclusion and discrimination; and be it further
Resolved, That we call on the Archbishop of Canterbury to acknowledge the value and benefit of diversity and the inclusion of LGBTQ+ bishops and their families for the good of the Body of Christ whose members cannot faithfully say “I have no need of you.”
Motion carried
Resolution adopted
(Communicated to the House of Bishops in HD Message #115)
House of Bishops
The House of Bishops Committee on Governance and Structure presented its Report #25 on HD Message #115 on Resolution D092 (Concerning the Exclusion of Same-Sex Spouses of Bishops from Lambeth Conference 2022) and moved concurrence.
Motion carried
The House concurred
(Communicated to the House of Deputies in HB Message #240)
Resolution Concurred by Both Houses, July 9.
| Abstract: | The 80th General Convention expresses dismay to the Most Reverend and Right Honorable Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury, at the exclusion of same-sex spouses of LGBTQ+ bishops from Lambeth Conference 2022 and calls on him to acknowledge the value of diversity and the inclusion of LGBTQ+ bishops and their families for the good of the Body of Christ. |
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