The next resolve, which is arguably the most significant in terms of its impact on B033, states that convention recognizes “that gay and lesbian persons who are part of such relationships have responded to God’s call and have exercised various ministries in and on behalf of God’s one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church and are currently doing so in our midst.”
When questioned by Charlie Holt of Central Florida as to the meaning that particular section implied, deputies Jennings and Douglas declined to speculate on how it would be interpreted by standing committees and bishops with jurisdiction.
At a press briefing after the House of Deputies recessed for the day, deputy Jennings said that Resolution B033 “urged restraint,” but did not impose any new canonical requirements. While acknowledging that the passage of Resolution D025 removed the recommendation for exercising restraint, she said the majority of standing committees and bishops with jurisdiction would in all likelihood continue to vote their individual conscience as defined in the church’s constitution and canons.
English. Even the failure to speculate is a clue to its intended “meaning”. Give no excuse like that of CoSweden, eh? Bah and humbug. It means the continuation of what ECUSA/TEC/GCC/EO-PAC
has been doing before, during, and after the “moratorium”. But which they will not proclaim as “the right thing” in public actions that might cost them their apparent legitimation by the “handle” anglican.