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WHEREAS the consecration of V. Gene
Robinson as Bishop Coadjutor of New Hampshire is a violation of the clear
teaching of Holy Scripture, the unambiguous and consistent moral teaching
of the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church, the constitution of the
Episcopal Church of the USA, and Resolution I.10 of the 1998 Lambeth Conference
on Human Sexuality;
and
WHEREAS the decision was made to proceed with the consecration in determined
and callous disregard of the clear warning articulated in the October
16, 2003, statement of the Primates of the Anglican Communion, which was
signed by Frank Griswold;
and WHEREAS, by the consecration of a declared and sexually active homosexual
as a bishop, the diocese of New Hampshire and those bishops who participated
in the consecration have separated themselves from the teaching
of the Anglican Communion, have broken fellowship with us, and departed from
the unity of the Episcopal Church and of the worldwide Anglican Communion;
BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED that the 21st Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of
Fort Worth repudiates the consecration of V. Gene Robinson and recognizes it
as
a schismatic act which has created a breach in our communion with the Diocese
of New Hampshire and those Bishops who participated in it,
AND THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that we declare our commitment
to work with those Bishops, Dioceses and congregations and those Primates
and Provinces that will now move forward with a realignment of the Anglican
Communion; we reaffirm the authority of Holy Scripture and our intention
to continue faithfully to uphold and propagate the historic Faith and
Order of the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church under the sovereignty
of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
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