Today, this quinquennium of General Synod came to an end. The synod was officially 'dissolved' - though by looking at the chamber at that time it seems many had left before the service of Holy Communion, for theological or practical reasons, and headed back to their homes and dioceses. The brief version: The delayed Private Members' Motion, Support for Looked After Children and those in care was given just under an hour of Synod's time. It was passed unanimously. The Abuse (Redress) Rules...

The final meeting of this 'General Synod' began with a relatively uncontroversial first session: There were anodyne addresses from the Archbishop of York and an ecumenical guest from the Roman Catholic Church. The debate on the Business Committee raised a questions about the purpose of fringe meetings, the armed forces covenant, CNCs, members joining online, the way question time operates, the resources for the debate on National Unity, the "avalanche" of synod papers and the need for...

On Tuesday, 16th December, the House of Bishops of the Church of England announced that "more time" was needed to finalise its "proposals on the Living in Love and Faith (LLF) process". While they said that the decisions they took in October had not been "contested" , they "identified some areas where further clarification is needed and agreed to continue work on a letter to the Church summarising LLF and setting out an agreed position." Later in the press release it was explained that...