A091 HD Committee #02 Report #17

House of Deputies Committee 02 - Constitution & Canons presents its Report #17 on Resolution A091 (Definition of doctrine) and moves:

Concur

Resolved, the House of Deputies concurring,

That the 81st General Convention amend the definition of “Doctrine” in Canon IV.2 to read as follows:

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IV.2.

Doctrine shall mean the basic and essential teachings of the Church and is to be found in the Canon of Holy Scripture as understood in the Apostles and Nicene Creeds and in the sacramental rites, the Ordinal and Catechism of the Book of Common Prayer. For the purposes of this canon, the Book of Common Prayer and any Book of Common Prayer memorialized by General Convention are understood as sufficient statements of the doctrine of this Church.

 

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IV.2.

Doctrine shall mean the basic and essential teachings of the Church and is to be found in the Canon of Holy Scripture as understood in the Apostles and Nicene Creeds and in the sacramental rites, the Ordinal and Catechism of the Book of Common Prayer. For the purposes of this canon, the Book of Common Prayer and any Book of Common Prayer memorialized by General Convention are understood as sufficient statements of the doctrine of this Church.