Church of England Ratifies Blessings of Same-Sex Unions: where to for GAFCON and GSFA?

Oct 10, 2023 by Jill

by David Virtue, VOL:

It was inevitable of course. Despite all the erudite theological pleadings by orthodox Anglican theologians not to do it, the Church of England’s House of Bishops has agreed in principle that prayers asking for God’s blessing for same-sex couples — known as Prayers of Love and Faith — should be commended for use.

It is the thin end of the wedge. The church’s pansexualists will not rest till full blown homosexual marriage is accepted and blessed by the church. We know this is true because the CofE is following the trajectory of The Episcopal Church and the Anglican Church of Canada. The push has only just begun. Jayne Ozanne, the CofE’s leading lay lesbian aided by Karen Carpenter and others has only just begun, the fight is on, and, based on the weak wobbly Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, it all seems inevitable. It is only a matter of time.

Now that the House of Bishops here has formally endorsed the blessing of sinful relationships, there can be no more doubt anywhere in the world that the Church of England has excluded itself from any claim to apostolicity, which requires fidelity to orthodoxy.

The only two questions that remain are; what will Church of England evangelicals and Anglo-Catholics do now about this new development? Will they fall for the Bishop of London, Sarah Mullally, who co-chaired the steering group which has brought the proposals forward, calling for “reconciliation” or will they make book to leave?

It was Mullally who called to recognize publicly the commitment of same-sex couples and to pray God’s blessing for them. So-called “inclusive evangelicals” will want to stay, but other evangelicals may decide to do otherwise. Time will tell.

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