In the last hours of its eighth day, General Convention handled a flurry of resolutions covering a wide range of topics. Following the close of Convention, Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori said at a press conference, “You have seen the Episcopal Church not only of the future, but of today, in the presence of young … Continue reading »

In one of its last acts, General Convention reaffirmed baptism as the “ancient and normative entry point to receiving Holy Communion,” but did not address the question of “open communion,” the communing of unbaptized people. When C029 was approved by Deputies on Wednesday, it included the sentence,  “We also acknowledge that in various local contexts … Continue reading »

Spirited debate took place in the House Deputies Thursday morning over whether to require “any person accepting any office in this Church … to have completed instruction in the history, structure and governance of this Church and in the duties and responsibilities of their office.”             Despite the Education Committee’s recommendation to reject this canonical … Continue reading »