After hours of sometimes wrenching testimony and debate, a General Convention committee has approved a revision of Resolution B012 that would ensure same-sex marriage rites are available throughout the Episcopal Church while postponing the emotional issue of adding the rites to the Book of Common Prayer.<\/p>\n
The resolution revokes the authority of eight bishops to say whether same-sex marriage will be permitted in their dioceses.<\/p>\n
It states: \u201cResolved, that all congregations and worshipping communities of the Church who desire to incorporate these liturgies into their common life \u2026 where permitted by civil law, shall have access to these liturgies, allowing all couples to be married in their home church.\u201d<\/p>\n
The resolution extends the trial use period that was mandated by the 2015 General Convention indefinitely, and specifies that the same-sex marriage rites should be considered as part of the comprehensive prayer book review that the same committee has also recommended.<\/p>\n