Parliament: Brief debate on same sex marriage in the Church of England

May 6, 2016 by

[…]  Cat Smith, Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities, Junior Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities  12:00 am, 5th May 2016.

What discussions the Church Commissioners have had with the Church of England on supporting clergy who have entered into same sex marriages or civil partnerships?

Caroline Spelman, The Second Church Estates Commissioner

I should first declare my personal position, which is that I voted in favour of same sex marriage when the decision was before Parliament, but I do recognise that it is difficult for the Anglican Church. The Anglican Communion extends over many different cultures and many continents, and not all cultures and societies move at the same pace. It is therefore all the more remarkable that the Archbishop of Canterbury managed to get a unanimous agreement among all the bishops of the Anglican Communion, in Canterbury, in January, that there should be a new doctrine condemning homophobic prejudice and violence, and resolving

“to work together to offer pastoral care and loving service irrespective of sexual orientation.”

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