Author: Episcopal Cafe

Canadian General Synod has defeated a resolution that would call for 60% to pass the resolutions on same sex blessings.

That this General Synod accept the conclusion of the Primate’s Theological Commission’s St. Michael Report that the blessing of same-sex unions is a matter of doctrine, but is not core doctrine in the sense of being credal, and that it should not be a communion-breaking issue.

The Rt. Rev. Frederick James Hiltz of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island: A Primate’s ministry “inevitably involves what someone once described as “pushing the boat out from the shore,” launching out into the deep.” “It’s about the work of respecting the dignity of every human being, building a just society, and announcing the reign of God.”

A new world would arise in Society and in the Church if all of us ceased to base our actions purely on law and legal rights and prayed to God to give us gracious-magnanimity….

Anglicans from across Canada and around the world can watch General Synod 2007 live by web stream. For coverage and analysis, viewers can check out

We have an opportunity to share God’s love with one another thanks to the Internet and through old and new informal global networks of individual, parish, and diocesan contacts. Such encounters of personally sharing, grace-filled experiences are life giving.