From the Episcopal Church Office of Public Affairs
At the 77th General Convention of the Episcopal Church in 2012, Resolution A050 called for a Task Force on the Study of Marriage to be appointed by the Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori and President of the House of Deputies the Rev. Gay Clark Jennings to study and consult broadly on the subject of marriage. They were asked to explore historical, biblical, theological, liturgical, and canonical dimensions of marriage, and to do so in consideration of the "changing societal and cultural norms and legal structures" of our time.
At the 77th General Convention of the Episcopal Church in 2012, Resolution A050 called for a Task Force on the Study of Marriage to be appointed by the Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori and President of the House of Deputies the Rev. Gay Clark Jennings to study and consult broadly on the subject of marriage. They were asked to explore historical, biblical, theological, liturgical, and canonical dimensions of marriage, and to do so in consideration of the "changing societal and cultural norms and legal structures" of our time.
The
Rev. Brian C. Taylor, Task Force Chair from the Diocese of Rio
Grande, noted following the group's first gathering, "This remarkable
and diverse group of clergy, bishops, and laity appreciate the enormity
of the task before us, and the importance of doing so at this time."
Taylor
said that the Task Force also "considered deeply what underlying
question the Church was asking through this resolution. Our working
assumption at this point is that it is this: What might the Episcopal
Church have to say to today's world as to what makes a marriage
Christian and holy?"
Click here to read the Task Force's report.
