The next Archbishop of Canterbury Jt Welby may fd the announcement on gay bishops - which has divid the Church for years - the first tt of his tenure.
Contents:
- PARTNERED GAY PRIT APPOTED AN OF CANTERBURY CATHEDRAL
- PARTNERED GAY PRIT APPOTED AN OF CANTERBURY CATHEDRAL
- CHURCH OF ENGLAND ENDS BAN ON GAY CLERGY CIVIL PARTNERSHIPS BEG BISHOPS (BUT THEY MT REMA CELIBATE)
- GAY AN: LEAK CULPR SHOULD BE FOUND BEFORE NEW ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY APPOTED
PARTNERED GAY PRIT APPOTED AN OF CANTERBURY CATHEDRAL
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The appotment of an openly partnered homosexual to such a senr posn the church rais a number of qutns.
Is Dr Monteh and his partner's relatnship 'celibate' as required by the Church of England of gays and lbians livg together civil partnerships? Media ptn, Archbishop: "We are not a polil party - we do not chuck out people we disagree wh"Some gay upl have lovg, stable and monogamo relatnships of "stunng" qualy, the Archbishop of Canterbury has Most Reverend Jt Welby told the BBC he had "particular iends where I regnise that and am eply challenged by " he said he still supported the Church of England's formal opposn to active spoke ahead of his enthronement at Canterbury Cathedral, due at 15:00 GMT.
PARTNERED GAY PRIT APPOTED AN OF CANTERBURY CATHEDRAL
"In his terview wh the BBC, Archbishop Welby - the 105th Archbishop of Canterbury and spirual lear of the Anglin munn - said: "You see gay relatnships that are jt stunng the qualy of the relatnship. And so we have to be very clear about homophobia.
"Asked if the Church would turn a bld eye to some gay relatnships, he said: "It's not a bld eye - 's about lovg people as they are and where they are. "Meanwhile, the Tim has reported that the archbishop has offered to meet the gay rights mpaigner Peter Tatchell after he cricised him an open newspaper said Archbishop Welby sent an email which he thanked him for his "very thoughtful" letter, sayg he would like to discs "whout the mediatn of the prs" month, the archbishop said he stood by the Church of England's opposn to the troductn of gay ptn, How the new Archbishop will be enthroned at Canterbury CathedralHe spoke before the Commons approved same-sex marriage England and Wal by votg for the Marriage (Same Sex Coupl) Bill, by a majory of ernment believ the wordg of the bill will ensure the Church of England and the Church Wal will not face any legal challeng to their opposn to holdg same-sex marriag their relig anisatns will be able to opt to holdg ceremoni, but the Church of England and the Church Wal would first need to agree to change non law.
The Hoe of Bishops agreed on the new le shortly before ChristmasCame jt a month after proposal for women bishops was rejectedGay rights mpaigners say lack of official announcement is 'perplexg'The new le was rejected earlier last year as liberal and tradnalist factns of the Church of England disagreed on the issueMove may be first challenge of the next Archbishop of Canterbury's tenure Updated: 09:57 BST, 6 January 2013 Gay clergy civil partnerships n bee bishops, followg an apparent U-turn om the Church of England. Dpe rejectg proposals to allow women to bee bishops, a new lg means homosexual men n be appoted as long as they rema chaste and repent for any past sexual Right Reverend Graham Jam, Bishop of Norwich, released a statement on behalf of the Church yterday, sayg would be ‘unjt’ to exclu them if they were ‘livg acrdance wh the teachg of the Church on human sexualy’.
CHURCH OF ENGLAND ENDS BAN ON GAY CLERGY CIVIL PARTNERSHIPS BEG BISHOPS (BUT THEY MT REMA CELIBATE)
Facg challengg tim: The g Archbishop of Canterbury Jt Welby may fd the announcement on gay bishops - which has divid the church for years - the first tt of his tenure However the cisn was attacked om all sis, wh nservative Anglins termed to rist while those mpaigng for the church to regnise gay rights were unnvced would work. The issue has spl the tablished Church sce 2003 when gay cleric Jefey John was ma Bishop of Readg, but forced to step down after a chaste civil partnership and servg as Dean of St Albans, he would be allowed to apply for another post. Relig mentators say the Hoe of Bishops, which is rponsible for doctre, may have been nervo about rejectg openly gay bishops on legal grounds.
’Conservativ said would unrme the Church’s opposn to gay marriage, for which has been granted an exemptn om ernment legislatn. ’ Dean of St Albans Dr Jefey John, pictured at St Albans Cathedral 2004, is the most senr openly gay member of the Church of England clergy.
GAY AN: LEAK CULPR SHOULD BE FOUND BEFORE NEW ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY APPOTED
Church of England ends ban on gay clergy civil partnerships beg bishops (but they mt rema celibate). The new Dean of Canterbury Cathedral, David Monteh, is a homosexual who is a “same-sex civil partnership. The Church of England’s most senr openly gay cleric has said the source of leaked documents which st him an appotment as Bishop of Southwark mt be found before a replacement for the Archbishop of Canterbury is cid.
He has lled the way the Church was seen as an enemy of gays “a disaster”. Last week was revealed that Glynn Harrison, emer profsor of psychiatry at Bristol Universy and one of the 16 members of the CNC panel said gay relatnships “fall short of God’s purpose creatn”, and that there is “evince that some people wh unwanted same sex attractns n achieve signifint change.