Bishops' theology committee publishes draft report on same-gender relationships

My understanding is that the bishop looked at a two page executive summary at their HOB meeting. ed.


Same-Sex Relationships in the Life of the Church

from Thinking Anglicans by Peter Owen

The US Episcopal Church’s House of Bishops has published a draft of the 95-page report titled “Same-Sex Relationships in the Life of the Church”. This is really two reports, one from the “Traditionalists” and one from the “Liberals”. Episcopal Life..


Via VirtueOnline:

CAMP ALLEN, TX: Bishops' theology committee publishes draft report on same-gender relationships

By Mary Frances Schjonberg,
March 24, 2010
Episcopal News Service

The Episcopal Church's House of Bishops, concluding its six-day retreat meeting at Camp Allen in Navasota, Texas, has posted a draft of the long-awaited 95-page report titled "Same-Sex Relationships in the Life of the Church" on the College of Bishops.

"For a generation and more the Episcopal Church and the wider Anglican Communion have been engaged in a challenging conversation about sexual ethics, especially regarding same-sex relationships in the life of the church," Theology Committee Chair and Alabama Bishop Henry Parsley wrote in the report's preface. "The hope of this work is that serious engagement in theological reflection across differences will build new bridges of understanding."