Hannah Grivell (Derby) asked whether the House of Bishops had considered advising Diocese Directors of Ordinands to stop using Issues in Human Sexuality in the discernment process of new ordinands until a new teaching document is available, \u2018given that it was never intended for use in this way and is 26 years old\u2019.<\/p>\n
To which Bishop Hardman explained that this is one of the questions that will be put forward to the pastoral advisory group \u2018with some urgency\u2019.<\/p>\n
Jane Charman (Salisbury) asked if the House of Bishops intends to learn from the Scottish Episcopal Church and their deliberations on the matter.<\/p>\n
The Archbishop of Canterbury responded explaining saying \u201cwe will certainly be seeking to learn from all the provincesof the Anglican Communion\u2019, which could include Canada, New Zealand and Australia as well as other provinces who have taken a different view to those mentioned.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey will be learned from, there\u2019s a lot to learn from the experience around the Communion,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n