A report from the Joint Standing Committee of the Anglican Consultative Council and the Primates of the Anglican Communion has found that the Episcopal Church has "clarified all outstanding questions" relating to its response to the requests of the Windsor Report, and questions on which the Primates sought clarifications by September 30.

"The Joint Standing Committee report has recognized the hard work of the House of Bishops and that our responses reflect our repeatedly expressed desire to remain in full communion with the rest of the Anglican Communion," Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori said. "I am gratified to see that they believe we have met the requests of the Windsor Report and the further requests of the Primates' Communique, that they recognize the need for a prompt end to incursions from other provinces, and the urgent need to uphold the full human dignity of gay and lesbian persons in all provinces of the Communion. The Joint Standing Committee has also recognized the aspects of our polity that mean that bishops cannot bind the whole church."

[Episcopal News Service]By Matthew Davies

The committee's 19-page report can be accessed here.