Resolution B-033
On Election of Bishops

Adopted by the House of Bishops June 21, 2006
The House of Deputies concurred in a vote by orders June 21, 2006 *

Resolved, the House of Deputies concurring, That the 75th General Convention receive and embrace The Windsor Report’s invitation to engage in a process of healing and reconciliation; and be it further

Resolved, that this Convention therefore call upon Standing Committees and bishops with jurisdiction to exercise restraint by not consenting to the consecration of any candidate to the episcopate whose manner of life presents a challenge to the wider church and will lead to further strains on communion.

Proposer: The Rt. Rev. Dorsey F. Henderson (Upper South Carolina)
Endorsers: The Rt. Rev. Peter J. Lee (Virginia)
The Rt. Rev. Edward S. Little II (Northern Indiana)
The Rt. Rev. Robert J. O’Neill (Colorado)
The Rt. Rev. Geralyn Wolf (Rhode Island)
(All were members of the special Legislative Committee 26, The Episcopal Church and the Anglican Communion, that dealt with resolutions pertaining to the Windsor Report.)

* Vote by orders tally

Lay Order (104 deputations voting)
Yes – 72
No – 21
Divided – 11

Clergy (109 deputations voting)
Yes – 74
No – 24
Divided – 10

Note: Because a divided vote (two yes and two no) is included in the total votes cast, it affects the number needed to achieve a majority and is thus effectively a “no” vote.

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