Tuesday 23 July 2019
It was cloudy for most of last weekend, which suited a General Synod overshadowed by the women-bishops vote. In the end - though, of course, it's not the end - the Synod voted by exactly a two-thirds majority to adjourn the final vote until November, by which time the House of Bishops will have reconsidered the Measure and the amendments it made in May.
Each report is available in web page form below, or scroll down for the PDF download of our 12-page digest of the Synod's deliberations, including photographs of Synod proceedings by Sam Atkins.
Women bishops Same-sex marriage Diocese in Europe Porvoo Communion Summer riots 2011 Faith in public life Israel-Palestine Church schools Eucharistic prayers Church Commissioners Draft budget PCC powers Archbishops' council Fresh Expressions World mission Clergy discipline Miscellaneous provisions Vacancy-in-see committees Farewells
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