sentences:  However, it imposed a moratorium on openly gay ministers being newly inducted into the Kirk until May 2013.During its May 2013 annual meeting the question of ordaining openly gay ministers was again discussed.As an effort to build common ground between the generally opposing "traditionalists" and generally affirming "revisionists", the General Assembly made a decision for the Church to maintain its historic doctrine in relation to human sexuality but, to permit individual Kirk Sessions (local congregations) to call a homosexual minister in a civil partnership if they choose to do so.