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The Judicial Council Rulings on the Traditional Plan
April 29, 2019 / By UNY Communications
In its April 23-26 meeting, the United Methodist Church’s Judicial Council reviewed the Traditional Plan, which was approved the Special Session of General Conference in February. This plan retains the current stance of the Book of Discipline regarding same-sex marriage and the ordination of practicing homosexuals.
The Judicial Council ruled that seven of petitions of the newly adopted Traditional Plan remain unconstitutional, and the rest of the plan is valid as church law.
Click here to read the updated Summary of the Judicial Council Ruling Fact Sheet prepared by the Upper New York Episcopal Office. This document clearly outlines the petitions that were ruled null and void and the petitions that were ruled constitutional.