Pastoral Statement from the House of Bishops of the Church of England: A Comment

Jan 25, 2020 by

by Michael Nazir-Ali: The clear stating of the Church’s biblical and historic teaching on the nature of marriage;  that marriage between one man and one woman is the proper context for sexual expression and that sexual relationships...

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Legal protections for marriage supporters in Northern Ireland

Jan 25, 2020 by

from Coalition for Marriage: Some good news! The Government has confirmed protections for traditional marriage supporters in Northern Ireland as same-sex civil marriage becomes legal in the Province. C4M had raised concerns about the lack...

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Pontifical College Seminarian Flaunts Same-Sex Civil Partnership

Jan 23, 2020 by

by Jules Gomes, Church Militant: An English seminarian who bragged about his same-sex civil partnership on social media is on track for ordination despite complaints from seminarians and in defiance of recent Vatican directives....

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Civil Partnerships for opposite-sex couples

Jan 23, 2020 by

Following the recent change in the law to extend civil partnerships to opposite-sex couples, the House of Bishops has agreed a pastoral statement which may be read here.  

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Civil partnerships: First mixed-sex unions to take place

Dec 31, 2019 by

from BBC News: Thousands of heterosexual couples in England and Wales are expected to enter into civil partnerships later today. The unions will take place after a long legal battle against the law, which had only permitted same-sex...

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Civil partnerships extended to opposite-sex couples

Nov 7, 2019 by

from Thinking Anglicans: Both Houses of Parliament have now approved The Civil Partnership (Opposite-sex Couples) Regulations 2019. The regulations will come into force no later than 2 December. There is an accompanying Explanatory...

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