{"id":532,"date":"2009-11-03T21:50:00","date_gmt":"2009-11-04T05:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.gajunkie.com\/?p=532"},"modified":"2009-11-03T21:50:00","modified_gmt":"2009-11-04T05:50:00","slug":"breaking-news-pcusa-gapjc-decisions-published","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.gajunkie.com\/?p=532","title":{"rendered":"Breaking News:  PC(USA) GAPJC Decisions Published"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pcusa.org\/gapjc\">General Assembly Permanent Judicial Commission<\/a> of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pcusa.org\">Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)<\/a> has published their decisions on recently heard cases.<\/p>\n<p>In my initial assessment I see no surprises in these two unanimous decisions regarding ordination standards:<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pcusa.org\/gapjc\/decisions\/pjc21908b.pdf\">219-08 &#8211; Bierschwale and others v. Presbytery of Twin Cities<\/a>:&nbsp; (Capetz case)&nbsp; In my initial reading the important polity opinion rendered is that G-6.0106b and previous decisions like <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pcusa.org\/gapjc\/decisions\/pjc21810.pdf\">Bush v. Pittsburgh<\/a> apply to the ordination process.&nbsp; This case had to do with the restoration and validation of ministry, not ordination and call.&nbsp; In that process there were no problems.&nbsp; The sustained complaint was that the Synod PJC closed its proceedings.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pcusa.org\/gapjc\/decisions\/pjc21911.pdf\">219-11 &#8211; Naegeli and others v. Presbytery of San Francisco<\/a>:&nbsp; (Larges case)&nbsp; This is a much more complex decision with several points being sustained in part and not sustained in part.&nbsp; Bottom line for polity is that the question of when to declare an exception has been declared to be at the time of examination for ordination.&nbsp; Practical result is that Ms. Larges has been cleared to be examined at the meeting next week on Nov. 10.&nbsp; However, while not &#8220;instructing&#8221; the presbytery in this matter the GAPJC did emphasize the responsibility of determining if a declared exception is &#8220;a serious departure from essentials of Reformed faith and polity, and if it determines that she has, it must then decide whether the departure infringes on the rights and views of others or obstructs the constitutional governance of the church.&#8221;&nbsp; The GAPJC appears to have left open the possibility of another case following the presbytery&#8217;s decision at that meeting.<\/p>\n<p>Now, I&#8217;ll take some time and read every detail before commenting further.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The General Assembly Permanent Judicial Commission of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) has published their decisions on recently heard cases. 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