“(Be it resolved that this Synod request that) the Bishop grant permission for clergy, whose conscience permits, to bless duly solemnized and registered civil marriages, including marriages between same-sex couples, where at least one party is baptized; and that the Bishop authorize an appropriate rite and make regulations for its use in supportive parishes.”

Clergy:
44 YES
25 NO

Laity:
59 YES
32 NO

The Bishop concurred. The measure passed in the Synod without ammendments or changes to the question. Bishop Clarke has the final say.

The House of Bishops of the Anglican Church of Canada is meeting next week in London, ON and is expected to discuss not only the implications of both the Ottawa and Montreal dioceses’ vote but also conflicting interpretations of the ramifications of General Synod’s decision around same-sex blessings. Synod of the Diocese of Montreal

CanWest
Ottawa Synod vote last week

via: Father Jake