The General Synod of the Anglican Church of Australia met in Melbourne last week. The Synod debated the proposed Anglican Covenant (Monday 20th) and agreed to an Australia-wide process for considering an international covenant designed to enhance the unity of the worldwide Anglican Communion.
The Anglican Church of Australia’s General Synod agreed to ask all 23 dioceses to consider whether to back the Anglican Communion Covenant which aims to clarify how national members relate. A decision on whether or not to adopt the covenant will then be taken at the next meeting of the Synod, which will be in 2013.
There is a report by Mark Brolly at Anglican Media Melbourne: http://www.melbourne.anglican.com.au/main.php?pg=news&news_id=38374&s=157
There is also an official press release. See Media releases at:
http://www.anglican.org.au/Web/Website.nsf/content/News_and_Media_Releases
The Sydney Morning Herald reports this as Anglicans try to resolve issue of gays. At:
http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/anglicans-try-to-resolve-issue-of-gays-20100920-15jlm.html
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