TIDBITS - Plenary 7

Following the ecumenical greetings, the assembly is now movng on to the report of the memorials committee, considering the memorials (requests) from synod assemblies to the churchwide assembly. A major issue before the assembly once more is what to do with memorials from several synods calling for change in the church's policy on homosexuality and ordaining non-celibate homosexual people.

A motion was made that the assembly stop for one minute of silent prayer for the unity of the church at the beginning of consideration of same_sex relationships, and every 20 minutes during that conversation, which was passed 773-190.

Now we begin...