With 22 votes against the covenant, the deed is done. Thank you Lincoln and Oxford! As further results from the dioceses come in, I will post them.
Blackburn - For
Exeter - For
Guildford - Against
Lincoln - Against
Oxford - Against
Peterborough - For
Yes!
ReplyDeleteThe vote in Lincoln Diocese was overwhelmingly against. As soon as I have the figures for all the dioceses, I will post them.
ReplyDeleteGuildford says No.
ReplyDeleteNearly incredible results! There's joy in south Louisiana.
ReplyDeleteIt occurs to me that ++Rowan turned in his resignation BEFORE the these results so that folks couldn't say it was because of these results.... But, then again, maybe ten years in that office is enough for any one....
ReplyDeleteThis is an amazing turn of events, isn't it!!! --thanks to you Grandmere, and all those who worked to keep the No Covenant sentiment before us all. Thank you.
Peterborough report inaccurate. TA has revised earlier report to indicate that this diocese in fact voted for the covenant. Makes no difference to the majority against. How long before "procedures" are brought into effect to circumvent the rule that the covenant cannot now be brought before General Synod until 2015 at the earliest?
ReplyDeleteThanks, Lapin. I'll make the correction. It doesn't matter.
ReplyDeletePeterborough voted yes --
ReplyDeleteBishops for 2/ against 0/ abstained 0
Clergy for 22/against 19/ abstained 1
Laity for 28/ against 13/abstained 7
margaret, I really didn't do much in the group, except give them publicity on my blog. Others worked far harder than I.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Ann. Peterborough is fixed.
Thanks to all of those in England and the USA who worked so hard to defeat this. I remember when all the conventional wisdom said that this would sail through the Church of England with only a few dissenting votes.
ReplyDeleteAnd yes, good thing Rowan resigned before today, or he'd have gone down ignominiously. I wonder if the covenant supporters will try to spin the defeat.
ReplyDeleteThe NACC folks in England were amazing in a David against Goliath way. All the efforts of the Anglican Communion Office worked against them. There was no pretence of fairness in presenting both sides.
ReplyDeleteExeter voted against.
ReplyDeleteFive out of six dioceses voted against. Never in my wildest dreams...
ReplyDeleteSounds like Peterborough was reported wrong on Thinking Anglicans, they now say Peterborough voted to accept.
ReplyDeleteMy mistake again, Wade. It'e 4 out of 6. I had corrected my post. I'm pretty excited, so I may make mistakes.
ReplyDeleteExeter in fact voted strongly for - see TA.
ReplyDeleteAnother correction. Still 3 out of 3 ain't bad. Just so we reached the magic number.
ReplyDeleteIt wasn't you Grandmère, there has been confusion everywhere today, and originally TA had the same scoreboard up. But it's done. We should have had more faith in our Cousins across the pond. They saw through it.
ReplyDeleteGrandmère, your blogs, encouragement and comments have always been an asset to the campaign.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Paul.
ReplyDeleteCrawfish boil at Grandmère's house! Come one, come all, let the good times roll!
ReplyDeleteAwright! Y'all come now.
ReplyDeleteAwesome! work from the Coalition against the Covenant. Heartfelt thanks to all. I have been gone all afternoon and just spent the whole afternoon just about perishing with want to know what was going on.
ReplyDeleteAnd there is this post over at TA from The Secretary General clarifying, as if they actually ever clarified anything.
http://www.thinkinganglicans.org.uk/archives/005427.html#comments
But like Thinking Anglicans I wonder what Canterbury has up it's sleeve...Thankful anyway.
ReplyDeleteBonnie, henceforth the Church of England will be labeled 'that Province' by Kenneth Kearon.
ReplyDeleteCiss B, like Scarlett, I'll think about it tomorrow. ;-)
A good laugh at the end of the day! Perfect.
ReplyDeleteWill the rest still be voting or is this finally over?
I assume the rest of the dioceses will vote, Bonnie.
ReplyDeleteThank you. Will be interesting to see what happens.
ReplyDeleteWill the dioceses vote 'yes' in sympathy with Rowan, knowing the vote will not affect the outcome, or will they want to be on the bandwagon and go on record against the covenant? I have no idea.
ReplyDeleteThe proprietor of this blog is mentioned rather prominently here:
ReplyDeletehttp://joshtom.wordpress.com/2012/03/24/anglican-covenant-defeated-time-for-something-new/
(Parents strongly cautioned; adult language.)
Josh, next time, don't hold back. Tell me what you really think of me.
ReplyDeleteFWIW, I did not see the defeat of the covenant in the Church of England coming. A good many English folk did not foresee the covenant going down either.
THANK YOU, MIMI, for your hard work.
ReplyDeleteTBTG!
You're welcome, JCF. "Here I stand. I can do no other". ;-)
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