SwVa resolution on sexuality

I'm trying to catch up with the various things for the trip to USA given that I've not had access since Sunday until today. The SwVa diocesan website has posted up the results of the council decisions and the link tells us what they resolved on this issue. The main thrust of the thing seems to be to try to hold together and find a way forward. Certialy this was the tenor of the sermon on Sunday morning given by one of the diocese's Rectors [Chris Payden-Davies]. The image was used of a large family of sisters and brothers who disagree very strongly over a particular decision by a couple of their members but neverthelss decide that their family history and unity is more important that dividing over what they disagree about. Quite a nice story.

On the other hand I can see that it would leave the majority of the family feeling used and abused. The story could be seen to legitimise the actions of the minority in the 'parable'. It leaves the issue of the longer term unresolved: who will 'win' the argument in parctice: will the majority simply give way or the minority? The which will turn out to be the status quo that 'going along with' tacitly supports? It's not a teneble long-term solution but it is a good idea while resolution and mediation is attempted. And of course there may be shifts in the way people feel after some time has elapsed and some of the results are examined.