Speaking for the C of E on sexuality
by Ian Paul, Psephizo:
There was a bit of a furore last week, caused by the publication of a letter sent by William Nye, who is General Secretary to the General Synod and the Archbishops’ Council, to The Episcopal Church of the United States (TEC). The letter had been written and sent last October, in response to a request from TEC for reactions to their plans to revise the liturgy of their Book of Common Prayer removing gender references in their marriage rites. The publication of the letter provoked a strong reaction in a letter to the Church Times from 126 clergy and laity, as well as two further letters from Giles Goddard and Anthony Archer.
It is worth reading carefully what William Nye actually says, since it is not obvious from the responses that everyone has done so. His letter, and the five letters from the other provinces who responded, can be read online.
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