Full Compliance is Sought
6/16/06

On Wednesday night, June 14, in the Hyatt Ballroom in downtown Columbus, more than 1,500 people came to hear testimonies before the Special Committee on the resolutions of the Windsor Report concerning the blessing of same-sex unions, election of bishops in same-sex relationships, and the need for repentance. Seventy people were given two minutes each to speak to the committee. Less than half of those who testified expressed an orthodox stand.

Network bishops and affiliates urge full compliance with the Windsor Report so that ECUSA’s may remain in fellowship with the Anglican Communion. Network bishops, priests, deacons and lay persons believe that the resolutions as they stand fall short of what the Windsor Report requires and have asked for clarity and honesty. This is the time when it must be made clear whether ECUSA chooses to walk with or apart from the Anglican Communion.

The Windsor Report is the work of a special commission called for bythe Archbishop of Canterbury in response to the unprecedented actions of the General Convention in 2003 in approving the consecration of an openly homosexual bsihop for New Hampshire, in contradiction to 2000 years of Church doctrine and discipline. The Windsor Report recommendations call for a moratorium on the blessing of same-sex blessings, a moratorium on the election of bishops in same-sex relationships, and a statement of regret for these actions which have “torn the fabric” of the Communion.

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