Daily archives: Sunday, July 10, 2022
This is a live blog covering the last session of the House of Deputies that took place July 11, 2022. The Chair bangs the gavel three times That’s what it says in the convention script. After the secretary sends good wishes to the Diocese of Venezuela, whose deputies watched online, and thanks the foreign language…
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This is a live blog covering the evening session of the House of Deputies that took place July 10, 2022. cour·te·sy/ˈkərdəsē/noun the showing of politeness in one’s attitude and behavior toward others.”he had been treated with a degree of courtesy not far short of deference” the showing of politeness in one’s attitude and behavior toward…
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I first met Gay Clark Jennings at the 2006 General Convention in Columbus, Ohio. Church leaders who were appalled by the passage of Resolution B033, the infamous “manner of life” resolution, met for dinner. My boss at the time, Bishop John Bryson Chane of Washington, brought me along. The resolution in question called upon “Standing…
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This is a live blog covering the afternoon session of the House of Deputies that took place July 10, 2022. Back to Business, Again A059 on liturgical revision will be placed on the legislative calendar to be heard in the evening session. The House is adjourned. We fear the liveblog has swallowed our transcription of…
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The House of Deputies passed a far-reaching reform of its budget process that puts all the work in the hands of Executive Council, the governing body of the Church between General Conventions, and essentially gets rid of the other committee that’s involved now. The measure, which had to be passed in three portions because of…
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This is a live blog covering the afternoon session of the House of Deputies that took place July 10, 2022.