CofE: Resolution of Disputes Procedure

On 16 December, the Church of England published the following  two documents on the Operation of the Resolution of Disputes Procedure on which we posted in June.

1. Notes on the Operation of the Resolution of Disputes Procedure: Response to the Consultation. Sir Philip Mawer’s response to the eighteen submissions received on the Consultation Paper covering a draft set of Notes on how the procedure for resolving disputes relating to the operation of the House of Bishops’ Declaration on the Ministry of Bishop and Priests might work in practice. It also addresses the points made at a well-attended meeting of General Synod members in the margins of the July 2015 meeting of the Synod in York. Sir Philip states: Continue reading