A resolution stating that "the blessing of same-sex unions is consistent with the core doctrine of the Anglican Church of Canada"—a proposal at odds with the global Anglican Communion's stance—will be submitted to this June's triennial General Synod, the Canadian church's highest decision-making body

Christian Century, April 3, 2007

A resolution stating that "the blessing of same-sex unions is consistent with the core doctrine of the Anglican Church of Canada"--a proposal at odds with the global Anglican Communion's stance--will be submitted to this June's triennial General Synod, the Canadian church's highest decision-making body.

Deliberation may be too late, however, to prevent the loss of a ministerial license for an Anglican priest in Saskatchewan who has refused to obey a 2005 church moratorium on sanctifying gay unions. "I felt unable to say no to those requests," Shawn Sanford Beck told the Saskatoon StarPhoenix. If Beck's license is not renewed, he will remain a priest but may not preside over baptisms and the Eucharist unless he receives special permission.