Church of England should recognise same-sex weddings, says bishop
by Harriet Sherwood, Guardian:
Paul Bayes, bishop of Liverpool, pushes for ‘gender-neutral marriage canon’ and church ceremonies.
A senior bishop has said the Church of England should recognise marriage between people of the same sex and allow such ceremonies in church, a move that would break with centuries of Christian teaching.
Paul Bayes, the bishop of Liverpool, called for a “gender-neutral marriage canon” in a controversial and hard-hitting speech on Saturday, making him the most senior figure in the C of E to explicitly back a change in church law and teaching.
The “world beyond the church” has found it to be offensive, oppressive and hypocritical, he said.
Issues of sexuality, gender and same-sex marriage have caused deep and bitter divisions within the C of E in recent decades. Conservatives have sought to uphold traditional teaching that marriage is a union between a man and a woman. Campaigners for change say the bible teaches inclusivity and equality.
Speaking at a conference of Mosaic, a grassroots church body that advocates inclusivity, Bayes said that some within the C of E saw discrimination on the basis of sexuality as acceptable.
See also:
Should the church ‘let the world set the agenda’ on ethics and doctrine? by Ian Paul, Psephizo
And, examples of more episcopal revisionism:
Bishop dismisses Matt Hancock’s adultery as “a bit of a fling”, by Archbishop Cranmer: David Walker considers Hancock’s breaching of social distancing guidelines much more serious.
Bishop of Manchester threatens orthodox Anglicans, by Andrew Symes, Anglican Mainstream
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