It will be a “bottom-up” General Synod meeting in February, William Fittall, the secretary general, said at Monday’s briefing for the press.
The agenda contains an unpreÂcedented eight motions from the grass roots of the Church: five from the dioceses (two of which are jointly from two dioceses), and three from private members. They are varied, and some are likely to be contentious. The meeting is to start on the afterÂnoon of Monday 9 February, and last until the Friday lunchtime.
Other debates will include whether to take moves towards the ordination of women as bishops a step further and put draft legislation to the detailed consideration of a revision committee; two consideraÂtions of the present financial crisis; and a further consideration of the draft Anglican Covenant.
Well if they proceed with the Code of Practice for opponents of Women priests then they are officially buffoons. It does not satisfy anyone and not one AngloCatholic worth their salt is willing to sign up to it. I am also wiling to bet no one will agree to act as a ‘complimentary Bishop’ in the way it is put forth.
Synod trash it and look seriously at some form of structural solution. Anything less is a betrayal of previous promises and assurances of provision- and a pointless waste of time. STOP OFFERING US WHAT YOU WANT US TO HAVE & START LISTENING TO WHAT WE ACTUALLY NEED else it will all end in tears, pain and further fracture. If you disagree then name me one actual member of Forward in Faith who thinks this will work….just one.