The plan, going into this General Synod, was that half of Monday would be devoted to consideration of the Ma Whea? report \u201d\u201c and that by afternoon tea time, a course of action would have emerged.<\/p>\n
Instead, synod wrestled until its dinner break with the questions of same-sex blessing and ordination \u201d\u201c and then asked its order paper committee to find a slot in today\u2019s schedule to resume the debate.<\/p>\n
Until that process has concluded, there\u2019s not a lot more that can be said. Because after yesterday’s first session, in which the Ma Whea? Commission itself described its work \u201d\u201c all subsequent sessions have been in committee.<\/p>\n
They’ve deliberated by diocese and hui amorangi, then by house \u201d\u201c and after afternoon tea, by synod as a whole. Each session in committee, with no observers present.<\/p>\n
This much is evident, though: the synod is being urged not to \u201d\u02dckick the can further down the road\u2019.<\/p>\n