| laity and clergy | прихожане и священнослужители (At the Anglican Church of Canada's general synod last night, not enough bishops voted in favour of a resolution to change the definition of marriage that called for deleting the words "the union of man and woman", despite support from laity and clergy. The laity voted 80.9 percent in favour, the clergy voted 73.2 percent in favour. But the bishops failed to reach the requirement of two-thirds in favour, with only 62.2 percent voting 'yes'. ART Vancouver) |
