General Synod

British

noun

the governing body, under Parliament, of the Church of England, made up of the bishops and elected clerical and lay representatives

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General Synod

General Synod did vote to continue to look into the issue in the future, but bishops had already decided there were theological and legal barriers to having such ceremonies now.

From BBC ● Feb. 12, 2026

Ian Paul, a conservative theologian and a member of the General Synod, denies that this amounted to "strong-arm tactics".

From BBC ● Dec. 24, 2025

Mr Cottrell will "feed in" to the conversations around safeguarding, but the General Synod will "make the final decision on it", he added.

From BBC ● Feb. 10, 2025

The General Synod has discussed safeguarding measures before.

From BBC ● Feb. 10, 2025

And before the next General Synod the Church was to pass through such tragic occurrences that the question at issue could no longer command the same primary and absorbing interest.

From A History of the English Church in New Zealand by Purchas, H. T. (Henry Thomas)

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