A Little more Color from the Associated Press on the House of Bishops meeting

A Little more Color from the Associated Press on the House of Bishops meeting

March 21st, 2007 posted by kendall at 7:56 pm

This afternoon beginning at 3:30 central time there was a press conference at the conclusion of the House of Bishops Meeting. If you are keeping track, this is the third write through of today’s AP article, and it now includes a section from the press conference (in the blockquote below):

“Episcopal bishops did not respond to the Anglican demand about gay bishops and blessing ceremonies. However, the leaders noted that they had previously met requests not to approve another gay bishop “at great cost to many, not the least of whom are our gay and lesbian members,” only to have Anglican leaders say the pledges weren’t sufficient.

Still, the bishops insisted in a news conference after the meeting that their new statement was not their last word on Anglican demands. The panel of lay people and clergy who oversee the Episcopal church, the Executive Council, will soon take up the bishops’ resolutions, and the House of Bishops will meet again in September.

“It is not a final decision,” Jefferts Schori said.

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