Governing grace and communion March 4, 2016 by Fulcrum The primates of the Anglican churches have addressed differences of teaching and discipline in the Anglican Communion in terms of right teaching. Because the Episcopal Church has changed its marriage canon to allow gay and lesbian couples to be married in the church, the primates voted that members of the Episcopal Church cannot represent the Communion ecumenically or on its principal elected standing committees; moreover, the Episcopal Church should not vote on matters of doctrine or polity. Timothy Sedgwick. Covenant. 3 March 2016 FulcrumShareTweetShare