A064 Amend Canon I.1.6.d Capturing Clergy Records
This proposal is addressing two issues: terminology and the capturing of all clergy on record in The Episcopal Church.
Terminology: This proposal changes all references of consecration of a bishop when used in place of or with ordination in the canons of the church to provide consistency with Canon III.11 and 1979 Book of Common Prayer, which address the ordination of bishops, in which the consecration is a part of the larger ordination service, not a service on its own. Further, a consecration cannot stand alone as a complete ordination.
Comprehensive reporting: Under the current system for reporting on clergy, there are cracks into which people fall if they are outside of a small handful of categories. This language expands the areas of status that must be kept on record and reported while also applying it to all three orders of ordination.
As TEC recognizes a diversity of gender expressions and understandings, the binary language of “men and women” is not inclusive and does not accurately reflect our understanding of gender.
Explanation
This proposal is addressing two issues: terminology and the capturing of all clergy on record in The Episcopal Church.
Terminology: This proposal changes all references of consecration of a bishop when used in place of or with ordination in the canons of the church to provide consistency with Canon III.11 and 1979 Book of Common Prayer, which address the ordination of bishops, in which the consecration is a part of the larger ordination service, not a service on its own. Further, a consecration cannot stand alone as a complete ordination.
Comprehensive reporting: Under the current system for reporting on clergy, there are cracks into which people fall if they are outside of a small handful of categories. This language expands the areas of status that must be kept on record and reported while also applying it to all three orders of ordination.
As TEC recognizes a diversity of gender expressions and understandings, the binary language of “men and women” is not inclusive and does not accurately reflect our understanding of gender.