The Rt. Rev. C. Andrew Doyle writes:
In order to lead through General Convention 2012, I need to create a solution that respects our diversity and allows all people to act in accordance with their faith regarding issues of human sexuality; “for whatever does not proceed from faith is sin” (Romans 14:23). This is the work of this paper: to lay before you, the people of the Diocese of Texas, a means by which people of differing views (while holding a different view on sexuality out of their own faith and reading of scripture) may choose unity for the mission of God in Jesus Christ first and foremost. I am seeking in this short text to answer the questions: How do people with differing views on sexuality and blessing of same-gender relationships stay together for the sake of the Gospel? How is it that we are able to remain one church?
Read the rest of “Unity in Mission: A Paper on Common Mission” (121 pages).
Matthew Townsend is a Halifax-based freelance journalist and volunteer advocate for survivors of sexual misconduct in Anglican settings. He served as editor of the Anglican Journal from 2019 to 2021 and communications missioner for the Anglican Diocese of Quebec from 2019 to 2022. He and his wife recently entered catechism class in the Orthodox Church in America.
