The Church of England is the midst of a plex and ght ternal bate over same-sex marriage and LGBT issu. Currently bans gay weddgs church and do not let clergy enter same-sex marriag eher, although some of s sister Church have permted this
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- CHURCH OF ENGLAND: GAY UPL N'T MARRY BUT WILL RECEIVE 'GOD'S BLSG'
- CHURCH OF ENGLAND TO BLS GAY COUPL BUT THEY STILL CANNOT MARRY CHURCH
CHURCH OF ENGLAND: GAY UPL N'T MARRY BUT WILL RECEIVE 'GOD'S BLSG'
Church of England prits will be permted to bls the civil marriag of same-sex upl a profound shift the church’s stance on homosexualy after a historic vote by s erng first blsgs for gay upl uld happen this summer. ”Nigel Pietroni, the chair of the Campaign for Equal Marriage the C of E, said the cisn “falls short of what we ultimately believe is the only oute for radil cln – equal marriage for all people”, but was “a small step forward” gay rights mpaigner Peter Tatchell said: “The offer of blsgs to same-sex partners is an sult. REUTERS/Toby Melville Acquire Licensg RightsLONDON, July 8 (Rters) - The Church of England will work towards draftg new pastoral guidance and other material need to allow same-sex upl to receive blsgs om prits over the next few months, said on Church's erng body, lled the General Synod, held a four-hour bate on the matter, which has revealed divisns wh the stutn after the synod voted Febary to let gay upl have a prayer service after a civil marriage.
CHURCH OF ENGLAND TO BLS GAY COUPL BUT THEY STILL CANNOT MARRY CHURCH
We look forward to renveng November, " Sarah Mullally, the Bishop of London, said a the 226 rpons received om the synod on the blsgs, 60 rpons were that the prayers were too much like marriage and 44 rpons that they don't go far enough and 42 rpons that more pastoral guidance would be required for their e, the update published on the CoE webse CoE, central to the worldwi Anglin munn, do not allow same-sex marriage s church, and s disurse on homosexualy and genr is closely monored by lns of Anglins around the world. The meetg as support for marriage for gay upl is growg wh the church, most notably among evangelil members of the epispate who have long opposed .