World’s Anglican bishops punish Scottish Episcopal Church over same-sex marriage

Oct 4, 2017 by

by Brian Donnelly, Herald Scotland:

ANGLICAN leaders have sanctioned the Scottish Episcopal Church at a meeting in Canterbury over its move to allow same-sex marriages.

It means the Scottish Church will join the US Episcopal Church in being barred by Anglican primates from taking part in certain votes and decision-making processes in the Anglican Communion.

A spokesperson for the Scottish Episcopal Church said its Primus, the Most Rev Mark Strange, Bishop of Moray, Ross and Caithness, pictured above, was asked to “explain the process undertaken by the Scottish Episcopal Church in its move”.

He said he would do all he could to “rebuild relationships” but added: “Love means Love”.

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