The first sign that all was not well arose when Bishop Dean Wolfe of Kansas rose at the start of the C056 debate and cautioned the house against offering aggressive amendments. \u201cSometimes it takes very little\u201d\u009d to \u201cmove us from agreement to division,\u201d\u009d he observed. He asked the bishops to practice a \u201cgenerous orthodoxy\u201d\u009d to the conservative minority who might be troubled by same-sex blessings.<\/p>\n
After twenty five minutes of debate, with only the acting Bishop of the Rio Grande, the Rt. Rev. William Frey, rising to speak in opposition, Bishop Clifton Daniel of East Carolina told the house the lack of input from the conservative side made him uneasy. The \u201csilence is ominous,\u201d\u009d he observed, adding \u201cI need your voice to inform my conversation.\u201d\u009d Bishop Peter Beckwith of Springfield responded by asking \u201cWhy waste time? Why waste my time? Why waste your time?\u201d\u009d<\/p>\n
Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori prologued debate to the afternoon, and the afternoon\u2019s debate was then postponed to Wednesday. Suggestions that delay could be postponed such that the convention would not be able to take up the resolution sparked outrage from Bishop Marc Andrus of California.<\/p>\n
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The first sign that all was not well arose when Bishop Dean Wolfe of Kansas rose at the start of the C056 debate and cautioned the house against offering aggressive amendments. \u201cSometimes it takes very little\u201d\u009d to \u201cmove us from…<\/span><\/p>\n