No debate on Covenant, suggests Presiding Bishop

Wednesday, 22nd October 2008
By Nick Mackenzie

The Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church in the USA has signaled her opposition to a discussion of the proposed Anglican Covenant, perceived by many to be the last hope for keeping the fractious worldwide Anglican Communion together.

Currently, the plans are for the final draft of the Covenant to be issued next May, meaning it could be debated by the Episcopal Church’s three-yearly General Convention, planned for next July.

But yesterday the Presiding Bishop, the Most Rev Katharine Jefferts Schori indicated she will "strongly discourage" any effort to bring that request to the 76th General Convention in California in July. the rest

The Living Church: P. B. to Discourage Covenant Consideration by Convention

ENS: General Convention should not consider Anglican covenant, Presiding Bishop tells Executive Council