The Acts of Convention
| Resolution Number: | 2022-A216 |
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| Title: | Express Alarm to The Patriarchs and Heads of Local Churches of the Holy Land |
| Legislative Action Taken: | Adopted |
| Final Text: | |
Resolved, That the House of Bishops, gathered at this 80th General Convention of The Episcopal Church in Baltimore, Maryland, expresses to our brothers in Christ, the Patriarchs and Heads of Local Churches in Jerusalem, our alarm at the escalating threat to the Christian presence in the Holy City of Jerusalem and the Holy Land from Israeli radical groups who are actively seeking to undermine the Christian communities of the Holy Land, and our support of the Patriarchs and the Heads of the Churches in their efforts at both the local and international level to raise awareness of the plight of the Churches in the Holy Land; and further joins with the international community in our deep concern for the consequences for the ongoing life of the residents of the Christian Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem and of pilgrims of the decision of the Supreme Court of Israel on 8 June 2020 to uphold the claims of a radical settler organization on property of the Patriarchate of Jerusalem at the Jaffa Gate; and further continues, in solidarity with our brothers in Christ, the Patriarchs and the Heads of Local Churches of the Holy Land, to pray and work for the stability, well-being, and prosperity of the Christian communities of Jerusalem and the Holy Land, especially in this season of increasing pressure from those who seek to change fundamentally the historic multi-cultural, multi-ethnic, and multi-religious character of the region.
| Citation: | General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Baltimore, 2022 (New York: General Convention, 2023), p. 803. |
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Legislative History
| Author: | House of Bishops Legislative Committee on Privilege and Courtesy |
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| Originating House: | House of Bishops |
| Originating Committee: | Privilege and Courtesy |
House of Bishops
The House of Bishops Committee on Privilege and Courtesy presented its Report #35 on Resolution A216 (The Patriarchs and Heads of Local Churches of the Holy Land) and moved adoption.
Original Text of Resolution:
(A216)
Resolved, That the House of Bishops, gathered at this 80th General Convention of The Episcopal Church in Baltimore, Maryland, expresses to our brothers in Christ, the Patriarchs and Heads of Local Churches in Jerusalem, our alarm at the escalating threat to the Christian presence in the Holy City of Jerusalem and the Holy Land from Israeli radical groups who are actively seeking to undermine the Christian communities of the Holy Land, and our support of the Patriarchs and the Heads of the Churches in their efforts at both the local and international level to raise awareness of the plight of the Churches in the Holy Land; and further joins with the international community in our deep concern for the consequences for the ongoing life of the residents of the Christian Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem and of pilgrims of the decision of the Supreme Court of Israel on 8 June 2020 to uphold the claims of a radical settler organization on property of the Patriarchate of Jerusalem at the Jaffa Gate; and further continues, in solidarity with our brothers in Christ, the Patriarchs and the Heads of Local Churches of the Holy Land, to pray and work for the stability, well-being, and prosperity of the Christian communities of Jerusalem and the Holy Land, especially in this season of increasing pressure from those who seek to change fundamentally the historic multi-cultural, multi-ethnic, and multi-religious character of the region.
Motion carried
Resolution adopted
(Communicated to the House of Deputies in HB Message #229)
Resolution Adopted by One House, July 9.
| Abstract: | The House of Bishops expresses support for the Patriarchs and Heads of Local Churches in Jerusalem in their efforts at the local and international levels to raise awareness of the plight of Churches in the Holy Land. |
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