The day was spent mostly in parlimentary session, mostly talking about the Same Sex Blessing. We had a committee of the whole in the afternoon, at which several dozen people spoke pro and con. In the evening we started motions. The motions were all procedural - how big a majority would the blessing need? In the end we agreed not 2/3 or 60% but just a majority. It appears the laity will approve the blessing, although some are very, very unhappy about this; the question is whether the bishop (who vote separately) will. The motion we ended on was whether the blessing is "in conflict with"..."core Anglican doctrine." The opponents seemed to be trying to delay the vote. Archbishop Hutchison, the chair, struggled at times with procedure. At the end of the day a delegate rose to commend him as "Your Grace under fire," and we applauded his efforts. It is, after all, the first time he has chaired the national Synod.