Episcopalians Discuss Response to Communiqué
By Lillian Kwon
Christian Post Reporter
Wed, Mar. 21 2007

The Episcopal Church's House of Bishops adopted on Tuesday three resolutions, one of which called for an urgent meeting with the head of the Anglican Communion.

At an annual spring retreat meeting at Camp Allen in Navasota, Texas, the House of Bishops has been considering its response to the recent communiqué adopted by Anglican heads worldwide that urged the Episcopal Church to respond to a moratorium on ordaining homosexuals and blessing same-sex unions.

Months away from issuing a response by the Sept. 30 deadline, the Episcopal House of Bishops affirmed in its first resolution its desire that the Episcopal Church – the U.S. Anglican wing – remain a part of the councils of the Anglican Communion.

"We affirm once again the deep longing of our hearts for The Episcopal Church to continue as a part of the Anglican Communion," the House of Bishops stated, according to the Episcopal News Service.

At the same time, it also reaffirmed that, "We proclaim the Gospel that in Christ all God's children, including gay and lesbian persons, are full and equal participants in the life of Christ's Church." the rest