‘This Holy Estate’ the Report of the Commission on the Marriage Canon of the Anglican Church of Canada.
A review by Martin Davie
The Commission on the Marriage Canon of the Anglican Church of Canada was established as a result of the passing by the General Synod of the Anglican Church of Canada in 2013 of resolution C003.
This resolution directed the drafting of a motion for consideration by General Synod in 2016 of a motion ‘to change Canon XXI on marriage to allow the marriage of same-sex couples in the same way as opposite-sex couples, and that this motion should include a conscience clause so that no member of the clergy, bishop, congregation or diocese should be constrained to participate in or authorize such marriages against the dictates of their conscience.’
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This resolution directed the drafting of a motion for consideration by General Synod in 2016 of a motion ‘to change Canon XXI on marriage to allow the marriage of same-sex couples in the same way as opposite-sex couples, and that this motion should include a conscience clause so that no member of the clergy, bishop, congregation or diocese should be constrained to participate in or authorize such marriages against the dictates of their conscience.’
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