The Church of England says it will allow blessings for same-sex, civil marriages for the first time but same-sex couples still will not be allowed to marry in its churches. The church on Wednesday refused to back a change in teaching to allow priests to marry same-sex couples. The decision followed five years of debate and consultation on the church's position on sexuality, Associated Press reports. It is expected to be outlined in a report to the church's national assembly, the General Synod, which meets in London next month.
The church on Wednesday refused to back a change in teaching to allow priests to marry same-sex couples.
The church on Wednesday refused to back a change in teaching to allow priests to marry same-sex couples. Under the proposals, the Church of England's stance that the sacrament of matrimony is restricted to unions between one man and one woman will not change. Same-sex marriage has been legal in England and Wales since 2013, but the church did not change its teaching when the law changed.Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, the spiritual leader of the Anglican Church, acknowledged that the proposals"will appear to go too far for some and not nearly far enough for others."
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