Sentences with phrase «synod decision»

CofE critics of the General Synod decision say it marks the end of 2000 years of unity with the Roman Catholic Church on the issue of the top jobs.

Campaigners have welcomed the Church of England's General Synod decision to allow the consecration of... More

Campaigners have welcomed the Church of England's General Synod decision to allow the consecration of women bishops.

Sadly there wasn't a lot of dancing following the Synods decision to vote against the legislation for woman bishops, despite overwhelming support from priests and the public alike.

Not exact matches

The wonder, though, is that it appears never to have made him sympathize at all with J. A. O. Preus» attempt to find a way to make authoritative decisions within the synod.

The latest episode in this long and continuing story was frst fully broken shortly after the Synod's decision in July by The Catholic Herald, who had a long news piece, an article by «fying bishop» Andrew Burnham (who had just returned from discussions in Rome), and an opinion piece by Damian Thompson containing «well - informed» speculation as to the shape of any agreement over some form of corporate solution to the Anglo - Catholics» problem.

It was in the Synod of AD 486 the church made an official decision which went against the radical ascetic tendency of the East and against the canon laws of the West.

The most important decision of the Synod which had a very far reaching effect on the life of the church, was to declare the bishop of Seleucia - Ctesiphon as the primate of the Persian church; and in recognition of this preeminence he was given the title «Catholicos».

In the next synod, the Synod of Mar Babai (497), the decision of the synod of AD 486 on clerical marriage was reaffirmed and it was publically stated that any Christian cleric, from the Catholicos (Patriarch) down, can openly contract a marrsynod, the Synod of Mar Babai (497), the decision of the synod of AD 486 on clerical marriage was reaffirmed and it was publically stated that any Christian cleric, from the Catholicos (Patriarch) down, can openly contract a marrSynod of Mar Babai (497), the decision of the synod of AD 486 on clerical marriage was reaffirmed and it was publically stated that any Christian cleric, from the Catholicos (Patriarch) down, can openly contract a marrsynod of AD 486 on clerical marriage was reaffirmed and it was publically stated that any Christian cleric, from the Catholicos (Patriarch) down, can openly contract a marriage.

That said, the reason many Old Catholic and Independent Catholic denominations have avoided the pedophilia scandals has more to do with the form of governance (synod - based decision making, laity inclusive or laity directed), recognition that clergy are mere humans with a special calling and ministry (as opposed to «always to be obeyed» representatives of the «monarchy» / Vatican and king / Pope), clergy are often members of the community at large (married or not, they have homes, careers, and lives outside a rectory), and the fact that clergy have not been brought up in seminary / parochial schools as young boys where they learned how to be abusers because they were abused themselves, but in homes.

Rt Rev James also defended Synod's decision to ask the bishops to consider authorising liturgies to welcome transgender people.

Citing economic factors which sometimes contribute to the decision not to have children, the synod nonetheless states that «being open to life is an intrinsic requirement of married love.»

Had the ordinary synod of 2015 decided to give to dioceses and regions the decision of admitting divorced and civilly «remarried» couples to the Eucharist, for instance, a very strong case could be made that anyone able to read pontifical tea leaves would have been able to predict that outcome.

Henry notes that of the almost 500 member synod (the three voting «houses» that constitute the Anglican Church's decision - making body) only 15 are from BAME heritage.

Unfortunately, the synod's discussions reveal that a counterfeit sense of the conscience seems to inform the view of some ecclesial leaders, who feel they must support decisions made «in conscience,» even when those decisions contravene revealed truth.

Indeed, the Illinois Supreme Court overlooked the clear substantive canonical violations for which the Church disciplined Dionisije, violations based on Dionisije's conceded open defiance and rebellion against the church hierarchy immediately after the Holy Assembly's decision to suspend him (a decision which even the Illinois courts deemed to be proper) and Dionisije's decision to litigate the Mother Church's authority in the civil courts rather than participate in the disciplinary proceedings before the Holy Synod and the Holy Assembly.

The Ontario Court of Appeal released a decision earlier this month in Delicata v. Incorporated Synod of the Diocese of Huron, resolving a dispute between the congregation of an Anglican church in Windsor and the larger Anglican Church of Canada.

In Bentley v. Anglican Synod of the Diocese of New Westminster, the B.C. Court of Appeal ruled in favour of the Anglican Church of Canada, and the trial judge in Delicata referred to the following paragraph in Bentley in his decision over the charitable purpose trust advanced by the congregation:

The congregation of St. Aidan's appealed the trial judge's decision, and the Synod cross-appealed the decision over costs.