NO ANGLICAN COVENANT UPDATE: Birmingham diocese, Church of England, rejects Anglican Covenant

St. Philips Cathedral, Church of England, Birmingham, England

The Diocese of Birmingham voted today on the Anglican Covenant, and rejected it.

According to our correspondent, the voting was:

Bishops 1 for. (Suffragan bishop absent).

Clergy 17 for, 17 against, 1 abstention.

Laity 12 for, 25 against, 1 abstention.

·  Thanks to Thinking Anglicans, HERE