The Now Amended Motion Being Considered by Ang Church of Canada General Synod
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I note that the amendment has removed all the language that would have allowed individual parishes to “opt out,” and under this, as long as the diocesan bishop approves (and most are on record at this point), the local parish has little to say about it. Nor is there a conscience clause, as such, within the revised canon.
Unfortunately, Mr. Hiltz has apparently done the work he set out to do after the HoB meeting earlier this year, and is fairly confident that he has the votes in his back pocket from enough bishops to pass this thing. If he did not, he would have not allowed it to come to the floor, which is what he implied he would do when it failed before the bishops earlier this year.
The prevarication to follow from Welby is by now well rehearsed.