IC Blog: TEC passes on 2 out of 3 benchmarks

The briefing finished an hour ago, which is the time it takes to make one blog posting here. Sigh. In any case, the big news is that when we walked into the room, we were handed the Report of the Communion Sub-group of the Joint Standing Committee of the Primates' Meeting and the Anglican Consultative Council. This was the report that basically judged whether ECUSA had met the terms of the Windsor Report. More later, because I want to get this sent before the power cuts again.

The short answer is that ECUSA made two out of three benchmarks. On the subject of the moratorium on consecration of gay & lesbian persons as bishops, ECUSA passed. There was reservation (and implication of failure) on the subject of public rites of same-sex blessings. Finally, the "expression of regret" passed at GC in Columbus last summer was judged to have passed muster. Read more