So what, exactly, did the Bishops do today (July 9), besides \u201cpass\u201d\u009d a piece of paper labeled \u201cResolution A049\u201d\u009d?<\/p>\n
Did they amend the Book of Common Prayer?<\/p>\n
They did not.<\/p>\n
Did they approve an alternative to the BCP for trial use on a Church-wide basis?<\/p>\n
They did not\u201d\u201dthe proponents of A049 knew they did not have the votes to do that.
Instead, at the last minute, they carefully reworded their Resolution to take out the word \u201ctrial [use]\u201d\u009d wherever it appeared, and put the word \u201cprovisional\u201d\u009d in its place. In this way, the rudderless Bishops apparently believed they were not opening up a route to amending the Book of Common Prayer, by triggering the requirement of the need for a supermajority under Article X of the Constitution (as discussed in this post).<\/p>\n
But did they approve, then, an experimental rite for \u201cspecial occasions\u201d\u009d and for use only with the permission of a bishop, as discussed in this earlier post?<\/p>\n
No, they did not manage to do that, either….<\/p>\n