Saturday, 31 March 2012
Anglican Covenant: Manchester Diocesan Synod
Updated Saturday afternoon to add numbers of abstentions
Manchester diocesan synod voted on the Anglican Covenant motion this morning.
The motion in favour of the covenant was defeated in all three houses.
Bishops: 1 for / 2 against / 0 abstentions
Clergy: 15 for / 25 against / 0 abstentions
Laity: 12 for / 23 against / 7 abstentions
With this result the current figures are 25 diocesan synods against and 15 in favour of the Covenant.
The remaining four dioceses will vote after Easter: Southwell & Nottingham (12 April), Chichester (21 April), Newcastle and York (28 April).
Posted by Peter Owen on Saturday, 31 March 2012 at 11:31am BST
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