From Lancaster-What just happened here? I wondered, scanning summaries of the actions at the Episcopal Church’s 79th General Convention.
It’s a triennial event that brings laypeople, priests and bishops together to hash out, more or less harmoniously, a future direction for the church.
No historic initiatives (unless you count readmitting the Episcopal Church of Cuba) or cutting-edge innovations.
Lots of compromises, apparently.
But sometimes less is truly more.
According to the Episcopal News Service, the in-house media outlet, members of the House of Deputies and the House of Bishops set a new record for resolutions while also passing a $134 million budget focused on the priorities laid out by charismatic Presiding Bishop Michael Curry.
Thus, it’s no surprise that some resolutions and activities focused on the environment, racial reconciliation, immigration and a response to gun violence. Bishops confessed the church’s participation in sexual harassment — and deputies will now be allowed to nurse or bottle-feed infants on the House floor.
More here-
https://lancasteronline.com/features/faith_values/in-ecclesial-matters-less-may-be-best/article_a29c55ce-9cd9-11e8-834e-efc2cea35002.html
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