Liverpool Votes against Covenant

Five Church of England dioceses are voting today on whether to send the Anglican Covenant back to General Synod for final approval. Things look bleak for the Covenant at the moment.

We have the first voting results, this time from the Diocese of Liverpool. Liverpool has voted against the Covenant.

The voting was as follows: Bishops—0 for, 2 against, 0 abstentions; Clergy—10 for, 26 against, 1 abstention; Laity—8 for, 28 against, 5 abstentions.