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News Updates
7/13/2009
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Deputies Give Consent to Central Ecuador Bishop
The House of Deputies spent an extended session in debate before voting to grant consent to the election of the Rev. Luis Fernando Ruiz Restrepo as Bishop of Central Ecuador.
Posted on July 13, 2009
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Bishops Endorse Mandatory Health Plan
The House of Bishops has endorsed resolution A177 calling for a denomination-wide health insurance plan. If endorsed by the House of Deputies, the plan will take effect in 2012.
Posted on July 13, 2009
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Bishop Sauls: Archbishop Williams Misinformed
The Archbishop of Canterbury has been misinformed about the purpose and import of Resolution D025, the Bishop of Lexington told The Living Church at a July 13 press conference.
Posted on July 13, 2009
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Presiding Bishop to English Synod: Don’t Foster Schism
Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori has told the Church of England to keep its hands off the Episcopal Church and not foster schism by entertaining ideas of endorsing the Anglican Church in North America.
Posted on July 13, 2009
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Catholic Communion Explored at Living Church Reception
A reception and dinner on Sunday night marked a transition in The Living Church’s leadership.
Posted on July 13, 2009
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Archbishop Urges Bishops to Defeat D025
Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams said he regretted the direction taken by the House of Deputies in repealing Resolution B033 from the 2006 General Convention and urged the House of Bishops to reject Resolution D025.
Posted on July 13, 2009
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Bishops Eye Cost of Swedes' Same-Sex Blessings
The Church of England has condemned the Church of Sweden’s authorization of rites for the blessing of same-sex unions, and the decision may also factor into the House of Bishops' debate on same-sex blessings at General Convention.
Posted on July 13, 2009
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Deputies Overturn Key Provision of B033
The House of Deputies on July 12 rejected all unfriendly amendments and all but one procedural motion pertaining to Resolution D025, the composite resolution of more than a dozen resolutions seeking to modify, repeal or update Resolution B033.
Posted on July 13, 2009

