Bishop of Lancaster: I cannot judge Welsh bishop
by Francis Martin, Church Times:
Provincial autonomy trumps personal convictions about sexuality for Dr Duff at the consecration of the new Assistant Bishop of Bangor.
A RESPECT for provincial autonomy trumped personal convictions about sexuality last weekend, the Bishop of Lancaster, Dr Jill Duff, explained this week, after she participated in the laying on of hands at the consecration of the new Assistant Bishop of Bangor, the Rt Revd David Morris.
Bishop Morris, who is 38, takes the title of Bishop of Bardsey and becomes the youngest ever bishop in the Church in Wales (News, 26 January). The service on Saturday morning, he said on Tuesday, was “incredibly joyful” with a “feel of celebration”.
[…] Alongside her position in the diocese of Blackburn, Dr Duff is an honorary assistant bishop in the diocese of St Asaph, and lives in north Wales. She has been an outspoken opponent of the introduction of blessings for same-sex couples in the Church of England. She also opposes changes that would enable clerics in the C of E to enter same-sex marriages.
There have never been any such restrictions on clergy in the Church in Wales. Bishop Morris is engaged to be married to his fiancé, Marc Penny.
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