US Church: we have not breached moratoria

Wednesday, 22nd July 2009
By George Conger

The US Episcopal Church’s General Convention did not breach its self-imposed moratoria on gay bishops and blessings, Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori and the President of the House of Deputies, Mrs Bonnie Anderson have claimed.

In letters dated July 16 and 17 written to the Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams, Bishop Jefferts Schori defended the actions of General Convention.

Resolution C056, which authorized dioceses to “collect and develop” same-sex blessings rites, and encouraged a “generous pastoral provision” of support for gays and lesbians, including offering gay blessings rites “does not authorize public liturgical rites for the blessing of same-gender unions," said Bishop Jefferts Schori and Mrs Anderson on July 17. the rest