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Memorials to General Synod 2001
Provincial Synod of the Province of British Columbia and Yukon
The following resolutions from the Provincial Synod meeting November 2000 in Tsawwassen, BC are reported.
Canon XVIII - Discipline
That this Synod concur with ACT 21 of General Synod, viz. that First Reading be given to the resolution that subsection 17 (b) of Canon SVIII - DISCIPLINE be amended to read:
- presumed innocent until the commission of the offence by them is proved beyond a reasonable doubt.
Canon IV
That this Synod concur with ACT 60 of General Synod, viz. that First Reading be given to CANON IV:
Reception and recognition of clergy from churches in full communion with The Anglican Church of Canada
A member of the clergy of a church in full communion with the Anglican Church of Canada, duly ordained by a bishop of that church, may be received into a diocese as a lawful Bishop, Priest or Deacon of The Anglican Church of Canada when he or she:
is of the required age, of virtuous conversation, without crime, and learned in holy scripture,
presents to the diocesan bishop Letters Bene Decessit, or equivalent credentials, from the bishop of the diocese or equivalent jurisdiction with which he or she was last connected,
promises in writing to submit in all things to the discipline of The Anglican Church of Canada, and
subscribes and make the declarations required of clergy of The Anglican Church of Canada
Clergy of a church in full communion with the Anglican Church of Canada may execute any of the functions of a bishop, priest or deacon in The Anglican Church of Canada, according to the ordained status which they hold in their church, when duly licensed or permitted by a diocesan bishop.