A144 (Review the Application of Canons I.17.5 and III.1.2)
House of Deputies Message #110
The House of Deputies informs the House of Bishops that on Jun 24, 2024 it considered resolution A144 (Review the Application of Canons I.17.5 and III.1.2). The house acted to:
Take No Further Action
Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring,
That the General Convention direct the Task Force to Study Household and Relationship Diversity to review the application of Canons I.17.5 and III.1.2 across the Episcopal Church, particularly regarding marital status and family status, and additionally to study all churchwide and diocesan disciplinary canons and procedures affecting clergy and laity who disclose how they are forming family and household structures that seek to be holy, faithful and lifegiving.