Bishop Vows To Continue Campaigning For Change On Gays In Church Of England
by Harry Farley, Christian Today:
The Bishop of Liverpool has vowed to continue campaigning for gay marriage, days after the C of E announced it would not change its teaching following more than two years of debate.
Known for his pro-LGBT stance, Rt Rev Paul Bayes, described himself as a “bastard bishop” as he stood by a report published last week that refused to offer gay couples an official blessing in church.
Giving an insight into the depth of division in the Church, he admitted conservative colleagues could not even be in the same room as him because of his liberal stance.
The report published by the C of E’s House of Bishops on Friday refused to change its stance that marriage is exclusively between one man and one woman. It insisted it would offer “maximum freedom” for LGBT couples within the current laws and teaching of the Church and promised “a fresh tone and culture of welcome and support for lesbian and gay people”.
Bayes acknowledged many on the liberal wing of the C of E would feel an acute “sense of betrayal” after he spoke in support of gay marriage but endorsed the report by the body of bishops as a whole.
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