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ACC-14 Press Briefing 8th May 2009 with the Secretary General

Posted On : May 8, 2009 8:07 PM | Posted By : Webmaster
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At the ACC-14 meeting in Kingston Jamaica the concept of An Anglican
Covenant was a central theme on this, the 6th day of the meetings. Over
the past few days the delegates had a number of sessions in Discernment
Groups discussing the Covenant and the resolution that would be
presented.

Much of the debate today centered on the fourth section 'Our Covenanted
Life Together' which, unlike the other three sections, some delegates
felt had not had the time for comments and feedback from the provinces.
After some strong and a vigorous debate the following resolutions were
passed by the Consultative council.

> The Anglican Communion Covenant
> Resolved, 08.05.09

> The ACC:

(a)	thanks the Covenant Design Group for their faithfulness and
responsiveness in producing the drafts for an Anglican Communion
Covenant and, in particular, for the Ridley Cambridge Draft submitted to
this meeting;

(b)	recognises that an Anglican Communion Covenant may provide an
effective means to strengthen and promote our common life as a
Communion;

(c) 	asks the Archbishop of Canterbury, in consultation with the
Secretary General, to appoint a small working group to consider and
consult with the Provinces on Section 4 and its possible revision, and
to report to the next meeting of the Joint Standing Committee;

(d)	asks the JSC, at that meeting, to approve a final form of
Section 4

(e)	asks the Secretary General to send the revised Ridley Cambridge
Text, at that time, only to the member Churches of the Anglican
Consultative Council for consideration and decision on acceptance or
adoption by them as The Anglican Communion Covenant;

(f)	asks those member Churches to report to ACC-15 on the progress
made in the processes of response to, and acceptance or adoption of, the
Covenant.

After the Council had passed the resolutions the Secretary General Canon
Kenneth Kearon explained to the media how the covenant process would be
moving forward over the next year and responded to questions.

> Duration: 30:30 | File Size: 12.2MB

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