Resolution B001 at General Convention 2003

Doctrine: Endorse Certain Historic Anglican Doctrines and Policies

Proposer: The Rt. Rev. Keith L. Ackerman, Diocese of Quincy

Motion Rejected. (66 Yes; 84 No; 8 Abstaining)

Original Resolution Text:

Resolved, the House of _____ concurring, That this 74th General Convention affirms that "Holy Scripture containeth all things necessary to salvation: so that whatsoever is not read therein, nor may be proved thereby, is not to be required of any man, that it should be believed as an article of the Faith, or be thought requisite or necessary to salvation," as set forth in Article VI of the Articles of Religion established by the General Convention on September 12, 1801; and be it further

Resolved, That this 74th General Convention re-affirms that "it is not lawful for the Church to ordain [that is, establish or enact] any thing that is contrary to God's Word written, neither may it so expound one place of Scripture, that it be repugnant to another," as set forth in Article XX of the Articles of Religion established by the General Convention on September 12, 1801; and be it further

Resolved, That this 74th General Convention affirms that every member of this Church is conscience-bound first of all to obey the teaching and direction of Our Lord Jesus Christ as set forth in Holy Scripture in any matter where a decision or action of this Church, or this General Convention, may depart from that teaching; and be it further

Resolved, That this 74th General Convention re-affirms that the statements known as the Chicago-Lambeth Quadrilaterial of 1886, 1888, as set forth in the Book of Common Prayer, 1979 continue to be true and accurate statements of the faith and policy of this Church, and the Anglican Communion; and be it further

Resolved, That this 74th General Convention affirms that councils of the Church have, and sometimes will, err but that Our Lord Jesus Christ, present through the person of the Holy Spirit, can and will correct such error; and be it further

Resolved, That this 74th General Convention directs the Office of the Presiding Bishop to forward a copy of this resolution to every Diocese within the Episcopal Church.

Explanation:

Recent General Conventions have been asked to consider significant changes affecting matter of historic faith, morals, and discipline in our Church, in some cases bringing public ridicule to our Church.

Some members have therefore become discouraged, and others have left this Church. Many Members who remain faithful to this Church seek reassurance that they will not be coerced to act against conscience in matter of historic belief and practice, seeking healing rather than further fragmentation or our Church.

The resolution: re-affirms Holy Scripture as the foundation of authority in our Church, re-affirms historic positions adopted by previous General Conventions and affirms that no member of this Church shall be forced to practice anything contrary to the clear meaning of holy scripture.

Tallies of Votes

Those Who Voted For the Resolution:

Keith Ackerman, Bishop of Quincy.

James M. Adams, Bishop of Western Kansas.

Lloyd Allen, Bishop of Honduras.

David Bane, Bishop of Southern Virginia.

Peter Beckwith, Bishop of Springfield.

David Bena, Bishop Suffragan of Albany.

Charles Bennison, Bishop of Pennsylvania.

Gordon Charlton, Retired Bishop of Texas.

Clarence Coleridge, Assisting Bishop of Pennsylvania and Retired Bishop of Connecticut.

Theodore A. Daniels, Canon Missioner and Assisting Bishop of Texas.

Philip Duncan, Bishop of Central Gulf Coast.

Robert Duncan, Bishop of Pittsburgh.

Francisco Duque-Gomez, Bishop of Colombia.

J. Zache Duracin, Bishop of Haiti.

Christopher Epting, Bishop for Ecumenical Relations.

Andrew Fairfield, Retired Bishop of North Dakota.

James E. Folts, Bishop of West Texas.

Leopold Frade, Bishop of Southeast Florida.

Wendell Gibbs, Bishop of Michigan.

Duncan Gray III, Bishop of Mississippi.

Francis Gray, Retired Bishop of Northern Indiana and Assistant Bishop of Virginia.

William Gregg, Bishop of Eastern Oregon.

Alden Hathaway, Retired Bishop of Pittsburgh.

Dorsey F. Henderson, Bishop of Upper South Carolina.

Bertram Herlong, Bishop of Tennessee.

Dan Herzog, Bishop of Albany.

Robert Hibbs, Bishop Suffragan of West Texas.

Julio C. Holguin-Khoury, Bishop of Dominican Republic.

John W. Howe, Bishop of Central Florida.

Gethin Hughes, Bishop of San Diego.

Jack Iker, Bishop of Fort Worth.

Russell E. Jacobus, Bishop of Fond du Lac.

Stephen Jecko, Bishop of Florida.

Charles Jenkins, Bishop of Louisiana.

Don E. Johnson, Bishop of West Tennessee.

David Jones, Bishop Suffragan of Virginia.

William Michie (Mike) Klusmeyer, Bishop of West Virginia.

Jerry A. Lamb, Bishop of Northern California.

John Lipscomb, Bishop of Southwest Florida.

Edward Little, Bishop of Northern Indiana.

Henry I. Louttit, Bishop of Georgia.

Mark MacDonald, Bishop of Alaska.

D. Bruce MacPherson, Bishop of Western Louisiana.

Robert Moody, Bishop of Oklahoma.

C. Wallis Ohl, Bishop of Northwest Texas.

George Packard, Bishop Suffragan of the Armed Services, Healthcare, and Prisons.

Henry Parsley, Bishop of Alabama.

Steven Plummer, Bishop of Navajoland.

Frederick Putnam, Retired Bishop of Native American Ministries.

David B. Reed, Retired Bishop of Kentucky.

Jeffery Rowthorn, Resigned Bishop Suffragan of Connecticut and Retired Bishop Assisting with The Convocation of American Churches in Europe.

Edward L. Salmon, Bishop of South Carolina.

Henry William Scriven, Assistant Bishop of Pittsburgh.

Gordon Scruton, Bishop of Western Massachusetts.

James Shand, Bishop of Easton.

Mark S. Sisk, Bishop of New York.

William Skilton, Bishop Suffragan of South Carolina.

James Stanton, Bishop of Dallas.

Herbert Thompson, Bishop of Southern Ohio.

Charles vonRosenberg, Bishop of East Tennessee.

William Wantland, Retired Bishop of Eau Claire.

Pierre Whalon, Bishop Suffragan in Charge of The Convocation of American Churches in Europe.

Keith Whitmore, Bishop of Eau Claire.

Don Wimberly, Bishop of Texas.

Geralyn Wolf, Bishop of Rhode Island.

Robert Wolterstorff, Retired Bishop of San Diego.

Those Who Voted Against the Resolution:

Gladstone B. (Skip) Adams, Bishop of Central New York.

Neil Alexander, Bishop of Atlanta.

Robert Anderson, Retired Bishop of Minnesota.

Mark Andrus, Bishop Suffragan of Alabama.

Harry Bainbridge, Bishop of Idaho. 

Allen Bartlett, Retired Bishop of Pennsylvania.

Jon Bruno, Bishop of Los Angeles.

Bruce Caldwell, Bishop of Wyoming.

Sergio Carranza-Gomez, Assisting Bishop of Los Angeles.

Roy F. (Bud) Cederholm, Bishop Suffragan of Massachusetts.

John Chane, Bishop of Washington.

Richard Chang, Bishop of Hawaii.

Otis Charles, Assisting Bishop of California and Retired Bishop of Utah.

Steven Charleston, Former Bishop of Alaska, President & Dean of Episcopal Divinity School.

Michael Creighton, Bishop of Central Pennsylvania.

John P. Croneberger, Bishop of Newark.

James Curry, Bishop Suffragan of Connecticut.

Michael Curry, Bishop of North Carolina.

Clifton Daniel, Bishop of East Carolina.

Jane Dixon, Retired Bishop Suffragan of Washington.

Joe Doss, Retired Bishop of New Jersey.

Thomas C. Ely, Bishop of Vermont.

Carol Gallagher, Bishop Suffragan of Southern Virginia.

Michael Garrison, Bishop of Western New York. 

Robert Gepert, Bishop of Western Michigan.

J. Gary Gloster, Bishop Suffragan of North Carolina.

J. Clark Grew, Bishop of Ohio.

Edwin Gulick, Bishop of Kentucky.

Sanford Hampton, Resigned Bishop Suffragan of Minnesota and Retired Assisting Bishop of Olympia.

Barbara Harris, Retired Bishop Suffragan of Massachusetts and Assisting Bishop of Washington.

Gayle Elizabeth Harris, Bishop Suffragan of Massachusetts.

Barry Howe, Bishop of West Missouri.

Robert Ihloff, Bishop of Maryland.

Carolyn Irish, Bishop of Utah.

Katharine Jefferts Schori, Bishop of Nevada.

James Jelinek, Bishop of Minnesota.

Robert C. Johnson, Retired Bishop of North Carolina.

Robert H. Johnson, Bishop of Western North Carolina.

James A. Kelsey, Bishop of Northern Michigan.

Charles Keyser, Interim Bishop of Montana and Retired Bishop Suffragan of Armed Forces.

Chilton Knudsen, Bishop of Maine.

James Krotz, Bishop of Nebraska.

Robert Ladehoff, Bishop of Oregon.

David Jung-Hsin Lai, Bishop Taiwan.

Edwin Leidel, Bishop of Eastern Michigan.

Alfred C. Marble, Retired Bishop of Mississippi.

Paul Marshall, Bishop of Bethlehem.

F. Clayton Matthews, Resigned Bishop Suffragan of Virginia and Director of the Office of Pastoral Development.

Larry Maze, Bishop of Arkansas.

Jack McKelvey, Bishop of Rochester.

Rodney Michel, Bishop Suffragan of Long Island.

Alfredo Morante, Bishop of Litoral Ecuador.

James Ottley, Resigned Bishop of Panama and Assisting Bishop of Southeast Florida.

William Persell, Bishop of Chicago.

F. Neff Powell, Bishop of Southwestern Virginia.

Kenneth Price, Bishop Suffragan of Southern Ohio.

John Rabb, Bishop Suffragan of Maryland.

Wilfrido Ramos-Orench, Bishop Suffragan of Connecticut.

Walter C. Righter, Retired Bishop of Iowa.

Catherine S. Roskam, Bishop Suffragan of New York.

Robert Rowley, Bishop of Northwestern Pennsylvania.

Stacy Sauls, Bishop of Lexington.

Victor Scantlebury, Resigned Bishp Suffragan of Panama, Assisting Bishop of Chicago.

Alan Scarfe, Bishop of Iowa.

Robert Shahan, Bishop of Arizona.

Thomas Shaw, Bishop of Massachusetts.

Richard L. Shimpfky, Bishop of El Camino Real.

William Smalley, Bishop of Kansas.

Andrew Smith, Bishop of Connecticut.

George Wayne Smith, Bishop of Missouri.

Daniel Swenson, Retired Bishop of Vermont.

William E. Swing, Bishop of California.

Chester L. Talton, Bishop Suffragan of Los Angeles.

Cabell Tennis, Retired Bishop of Delaware.

Franklin Turner, Retired Bishop Suffragan of Pennsylvania.

Frank Vest, Retired Bishop of Southern Virginia.

James E. Waggoner, Jr., Bishop of Spokane.

Orris G. Walker, Bishop of Long Island.

Arthur E. Walmsley, Retired Bishop of Connecticut.

Catherine (Cate) Waynick, Bishop of Indianapolis.

Huntington Williams, Retired Bishop Suffragan of North Carolina.

Arthur Williams, Interim Director of Ethnic Ministries at the Episcopal Church Center and Retired Bishop Suffragan of Ohio.

William J. Winterrowd, Bishop of Colorado.

Wayne Wright, Bishop of Delaware.

Those Who Abstained:

Frederick Borsch, Retired Bishop of Los Angeles.

John Buchanan, Retired Bishop of West Missouri.

Herbert A. Donovan, Retired Bishop of Arkansas and Assisting Bishop of New York.

Richard F. Grein, Retired Bishop of New York.

Rogers Harris, Retired Bishop of Southwest Florida.

Peter Lee, Bishop of Virginia.

Charles Vache, Retired Bishop of Southern Virginia.

James D. Warner, Retired Bishop of Nebraska

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