* FINAL VERSION - Concurred

Resolution B033

Title:   On Election of Bishops

Topic:   Bishops

Committee:   Special Legislative Committee

House of Initial Action:   Bishops

Proposer:   The Rt. Rev. Dorsey F. Henderson Jr. (Upper South Carolina)

Resolved, That the 75th General Convention receive and embrace The Windsor Report’s invitation to engage in a process of healing and reconciliation; and be it further
Resolved, That this Convention therefore call upon Standing Committees and bishops with jurisdiction to exercise restraint by not consenting to the consecration of any candidate to the episcopate whose manner of life presents a challenge to the wider church and will lead to further strains on communion.

* The final language, as well as the final status of each resolution, is being reviewed by the General Convention office. The Journal of the 75th General Convention and the Constitution and Canons will be published once the review process has been completed.