A response to GS 2055 ‘Marriage and Same Sex Relationships after the Shared Conversations

Feb 1, 2017 by

by Martin Davie:

  1. What is GS 2055?

It is report to the General Synod from the House of Bishops outlining a proposed way forward for the Church of England on the issues of marriage and same sex relationships following the conclusion of the Shared Conversations on Scripture, Mission and Human Sexuality.

  1. Who produced the report?

The report was produced by the Bishops’ Reflection Group on Sexuality (BRGS), a group of ten bishops chaired by the Bishop of Norwich, but was agreed by the House of Bishops as a whole.

  1. What is in the report?

The report consists of an Introduction and three main sections with an additional annex setting out what and is not possible within the Church of England’s current legal framework.

The introduction starts off by affirming that ‘for Christians, it is being in Christ that secures our identity and transforms all our human relationships’ and that it ‘is in this light that the Church of England ‘is in this light that the Church of England has to consider the difficulties over human sexuality that have been a source of tension and division for many years.’ (Para 1)

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