| Resolution Number: | 1988-D171 |
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| Title: | Request the Diocese of Sydney to Reconsider Action Relating to Homosexuals |
| Legislative Action Taken: | Rejected |
| Final Text: | |
Resolution died with adjournment. See Legislative History for original text of resolution.
Legislative History
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| Originating House: | House of Bishops |
| Originating Committee: | Committee on Social and Urban Affairs |
House of Bishops
Original Text of Resolution:
(D171)
Resolved, the House of Deputies concurring, That this 69th General Convention call upon the Diocese of Sydney of the Anglican Church of Australia to reconsider the action of its October 1985 Diocesan Synod denying all offices in the church and access to the sacraments to both homosexual persons and to "any person who advocates or promotes homosexual practices or a homosexual lifestyle, even if there is no evidence that he or she personally engages in homosexual acts."
The Bishop of Virginia moved to table the Resolution.
Motion carried
(Communicated to the House of Deputies in HB Message #157)
Resolution died with adjournment.
| Abstract: | The 69th General Convention rejects the resolution requesting the Diocese of Sydney to reconsider its action relating to homosexuals. |
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