From The Living Church-
The Diocese in Europe, meeting in synod May 31, affirmed the proposed Anglican Covenant. The Diocese in Europe is part of the Church of England, which has asked its 44 dioceses to discuss whether the church’s General Synod should adopt the Covenant for the province.
The U.S.-based Episcopal Church is represented by the Convocation of Episcopal Churches in Europe.
Laity supported the Covenant on a 20-3 vote, while clergy supported it 21-1. The Rt. Rev. Geoffrey Rowell, Bishop of Gibraltar in Europe, and the Rt. Rev. David Hamid, Suffragan Bishop in Europe, both voted in favor of the Covenant.
The voting occurred after the synod heard a presentation on the Covenant by the Rev. Canon Alyson Barnett-Cowan, director of the Anglican Communion Office’s Department of Unity, Faith and Order.
Canon Barnett-Cowan discussed the Covenant in a brief audio interview posted on the Diocese in Europe’s website.
More here-
http://www.livingchurch.org/news/news-updates/2011/5/31/diocese-in-europe-affirms-covenant
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