C070 Amend Canon III.9.5.d
Resolved, the House of Deputies concurring,
That this 80th General Convention amends Title III, Canon 9, Section 5.d as follows:
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Title III, Canon 9, Sec. 5. Transfer to Churches in Full Communion with This Church
d. This provision shall not be used for Priests who seek to enter churches not in full communion with The Episcopal Church or for those who seek transfer to another Province of the Anglican Communion while remaining geographically within the boundaries of The Episcopal Church. In such cases the provisions of Canon III.9.9 shall be followed.
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Title III, Canon 9, Sec. 5. Transfer to Churches in Full Communion with This Church
d. This provision shall not be used for Priests who seek to enter churches not in full communion with The Episcopal Church or for those who seek transfer to another Province of the Anglican Communion while remaining geographically within the boundaries of The Episcopal Church. In such cases the provisions of Canon III.8.6 III.9.9 shall be followed.
Explanation
As written, III.9.5.d requires that a Priest, who desires to enter a church not in full communion with The Episcopal Church, to seek “Ordination to the Diaconate for those called to the Priesthood” (Canon III.8.6). This makes no sense. The more appropriate canonical reference here would seem to be Canon III.9.9: “Release and Removal from the Ordained Ministry of this Church.”