Members of the Church of England General Synod have carried a motion to "engage positively" with the Anglican Communion Covenant process.
The motion was "clearly carried", according to Archdeacon Clive Mansell, who estimated that the vote in favour of the motion was as high as two to one.
A Covenant Design Group was appointed earlier in the year by the Archbishop of Canterbury on behalf of the Primates of the Anglican Communion to clarify the foundations of Anglican belief, particularly on the homosexuality issue and how member churches and provinces should manage related disputes.
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